METHOD OF MISSILE CONTROLLING Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: interception of low flying targets. SUBSTANCE: method of afterburner control is based upon measuring angular velocity of observing line when flying close to the target at the area of its accurate direction finding by means of self-guidance head and when acting onto the missile by reactive correcting strength in the plane being perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the missile for selection accumulated miss. Reactive correcting strength is turned on when the missile flies close to the target and when angular velocity of observing line reaches threshold level which depends on velocity of rendezvous. Simultaneously the missile is turned in roll till phase mismatch is eliminated in radial surface of the missile between miss and correcting strength. Duration of action onto trajectory of correcting strength may be adjusted. Action of the strength is terminated when angular velocity of observing line is equal to zero, that corresponds to moment of miss is equal to zero. EFFECT: high precision of guidance; direct hit of the target. 5 dwg