US 12,007,204 B2 · Method for guiding a missile, missile controller and missile

Abstract

A missile controller guides a missile along a flight path to a stationary or moving target object. The missile controller has at least one side-looking sensor, configured to record surroundings data and has a field of view aligned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the missile, and a control unit having a reception unit for receiving target object data regarding the target object. The target object data containing position data, orientation data and/or speed data of the target object. The control unit is configured to set the orientation of the missile during the guidance at least partly based on the received target object data such that the target object is located in the field of view of the side-looking sensor at least in sections of a final guidance phase.

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Dependent claims

A missile controller for guiding a missile along a flight path to a target object, the missile controller comprising:

at least one side-looking sensor, configured to record surroundings data, and having a field of view aligned transverse to a longitudinal axis of the missile;
and
a controller receiving target object data regarding the target object, the target object data containing position data, orientation data and/or speed data of the target object, said controller configured to set an orientation of the missile during a guidance at least partly based on the target object data received such that the target object is located in the field of view of said at least one side-looking sensor at least in sections of a final guidance phase.

A method for guiding a missile along a flight path to a stationary or moving target object, the missile having a missile controller and a side-looking sensor, which comprises the steps of:

receiving data regarding a position, orientation and/or speed of the target object;
aligning a field of view of the side-looking sensor onto the target object by aligning the side-looking sensor by controlling a directional characteristic of the side-looking sensor, by aligning the missile and/or by setting the flight path of the missile based on received data such that the target object, in a first flight phase, moves into the field of view of the side-looking sensor;
and
during a second flight phase following the first flight phase, aligning the field of view onto the target object by controlling the directional characteristic of the side-looking sensor, an orientation and/or the flight path of the missile based on sensor data from the side-looking sensor such that the target object is located in the field of view.

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Method for guiding a missile, missile controller and missile

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Method for guiding a missile, missile controller and missile

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Abstract

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