Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2022_23

Subject

VEHICLES LAUNCHERS AND MISSILES

Code

00710338

Study programme

0710 - GRADO EN INGENIERÍA AEROESPACIAL

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

Fourth

First

Language

Castellano

Prerequisites

Department

ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.

Coordinador

DOMINGUEZ FERNANDEZ, DIEGO

E-mail

ddomf@unileon.es
agarcg@unileon.es

Lecturers

DOMINGUEZ FERNANDEZ, DIEGO

GARCIA GUTIERREZ , ADRIAN

Web

http://

General description

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.	GONZALO DE GRADO , JESUS
Secretario		LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ , DEIBI
Vocal	ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.	MARTINEZ PELLITERO , SUSANA

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.	PEREZ GARCIA , HILDE
Secretario		CASTRO SASTRE , MARIA ANGELES
Vocal	ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.	FERNANDEZ ABIA , ANA ISABEL

Competencias

Code
A17707
A17709
A17710
A17711
A17730
A17731
A17745
B958
B959
B964
B5474
B5475
B5479
C2
C3
C5

Learning aims

Competences
A17707 A17710 A17711 A17730 A17731 A17745	B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479	C2 C3 C5
A17709 A17710 A17730 A17731 A17745	B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479	C2 C3 C5
A17710 A17711 A17731 A17745	B958 B959 B964 B5474 B5475 B5479	C2 C3 C5

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

Methodologies ::

	Description
Personal tuition
PBL (Problem Based Learning)
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms
Lecture

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description

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.

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

Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

AERODYNAMICS / 00710318

CONTROL SYSTEMS / 00710319

AIR NAVIGATION / 00710326

FLIGHT SYSTEMS / 00710329