Inventors:
James I. Crawford - Orlando FL
W. Max Howell - Orlando FL
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
F42B 1518
Abstract:
SSICM is a missile configuration which employs spin stabilization, nutatil motion, and impulsive thrusting, and a body mounted passive or semiactive sensor to achieve very small miss distances against a high speed moving target. SSICM does not contain an autopilot, control surfaces, a control actuation system, nor sensor stabilization gimbals. SSICM spins at a rate sufficient to provide frequency separation between body motions and inertial target motion. Its impulsive thrusters provide near instantaneous changes in lateral velocity whereas conventional missiles require a significant time delay to achieve lateral acceleration.