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Subject | VEHICLES LAUNCHERS AND MISSILES | Code | 00710338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Credit. | Type | Year | Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Compulsory | Fourth | First |
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Department | ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. |
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ddomf@unileon.es agarcg@unileon.es |
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General description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tribunales de Revisión |
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Competencias |
Code | |
A17707 | |
A17709 | |
A17710 | |
A17711 | |
A17730 | |
A17731 | |
A17745 | |
B958 | |
B959 | |
B964 | |
B5474 | |
B5475 | |
B5479 |
Learning aims |
Competences | |||
The student knows, understands and applies the physics of flight and control of air defense systems and air defense engineering. | A17707 A17710 A17711 A17730 A17731 A17745 |
B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479 |
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The student knows, understands, applies and analyzes the basic configurations, systems and missions of aerospace vehicles (missiles and launch vehicles) and their interrelation, as well as their guidance, control and navigation systems. | A17709 A17710 A17730 A17731 A17745 |
B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479 |
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The student knows, understands, applies and analyzes the rudiments of the propulsion system of missiles and launch vehicles. | A17710 A17711 A17731 A17745 |
B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479 |
Contents |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Block I: INTRODUCTION. TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION | Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION Definitions and differential characteristics. Description of the different subsystems that make up the missile. Criteria that guide the design process. Lesson 2: TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION Classification of the different types of missiles based on their mission. Warhead. Missile-platform interaction. Testing and certification. Lesson 3: EQUATIONS OF MOTION Coordinate systems and transformations. Rigid body equations of motion. |
Block II: AERODYNAMICS, STABILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY | Lesson 1: AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MISSILES Aerodynamic Forces and Moments. Aerodynamic forces at super and hypersonic speed. General aerodynamic configuration and control surfaces. Types of maneuvers. Comparative study of typical aerodynamic configurations. Lesson 2: STABILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY Stable and unstable design. Maneuver diagram. Lesson 3: MISSILE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS |
Block III: TRAJECTORS, LAWS OF GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION | Lesson 1: DYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE OF LAUNCHER VEHICLES Rocket performance and launch trajectories. Multi-stage design. Lesson 2: BALLISTIC MISSILES: BALLISTIC TRAJECTORIES The Q parameter. The range equation. The flight time. The effect of the rotation of the Earth. The reentry. Lesson 3: BALLISTIC MISSILES: GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION Explicit, implicit and delta guidance. Inertial Navigation. Gyroscopes and accelerometers. Lesson 4: LAWS OF GUIDANCE IN TACTICAL MISSILES Classification and types: homing, external guidance and nonhoming. |
Block IV: GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS | Lesson 1: THE SEEKER Mechanisms and operating principles of target detection using infrared, radar or laser systems. Countermeasures. Lesson 2: GUIDANCE IN TACTICAL MISSILES Pursuit guidance. Proportional navigation. Modern guidance techniques. External guidance: telecommand and beam rider. Lesson 3: THE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN CRUISE MISSILES Satellite navigation. Terrain following navigation. Lesson 4: MISSILE CONTROL Principles of the automatic missile control system (autopilot). |
Block V: PROPULSION SYSTEMS | Lesson 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCKET PROPULSION Fundamentals of rocket engines. Assessment of propulsive alternatives in the missile. Description and analysis of the general principles of solid and liquid rocket motors. |
Planning |
Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | Total hours | |||||||
Personal tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
PBL (Problem Based Learning) | 20 | 30 | 50 | ||||||
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | 8 | 12 | 20 | ||||||
Lecture | 28 | 48 | 76 | ||||||
Mixed tests | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | ||||||
Oral tests | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | ||||||
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
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Personal tuition | Student doubts (or students in case of group tutoring) will be addressed at the end of the class or during a previously arranged meetings. |
PBL (Problem Based Learning) | The teacher will guide students in the application of theoretical concepts to solve problems and develop models in the field of missiles and launch vehicles, encouraging critical reasoning and the exchange of information. Exercises will be proposed to the students, thus acquiring skills in using the tools necessary to solve problems. |
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | One or more practices will be carried out in laboratories or through ICT in computer classrooms. |
Lecture | During the theoretical work sessions in the classroom, the teacher will introduce, through theoretical explanations and illustrative examples, the concepts, results and methods of the subject. |
Personalized attention |
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Assessment |
Description | Qualification | ||
Mixed tests | A written test with theoretical questions and exercises. |
75% | |
Oral tests | To write and present a technical report related to the topics covered in the subject. | 25% | |
Other comments and second call | |||
1. Completion of the requested report(individual or group), as well as possible field practices, will be mandatory. 2. To obtain a possitive evaluation a minimum grade may be requested on the test. 3. Carrying out the technical report will be required to be eligible for the evaluation process both in the first and second calls. It may include, as long as the necessary facilities are available, compulsory laboratory work. 4. In the event that the technical report is not delivered for the first call, the maximum grade to be obtained on it for the second call may be limited to a certain mark. English Friendly The reports, presentations and written tests for this subject can be done in English upon request to the teacher. |
Sources of information |
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE |
Basic |
Eugene L. Fleeman, Missile Design and System Engineering, AIAA Education, 2013 George M. Siouris, Missile Guidance and Control Systems, Springer, 2004 Shneydor, N. A., Missile guidance and pursuit : kinematics, dynamics and control, Cambridge UK ; Woodhead Publishing, 2011 Paul Zarcham, Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, AIAA, 2019 |
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before | |||||
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Other comments | |
Presentations used by the teacher will be English. |