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ASE801:MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

L:3 T:0 P:0 Credits:3

Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

• Describe the concept of missile design and its various variants.

• Identify the various components of missile and its functions.

• Deduce the basic aerodynamics of missile.

Unit I
Introduction : Classes of Missiles, Types of Design and Control, : Wing control,
Canard control, Tail control, Tail-less, Body extension, Nose flap Control, Dorsal, Jet
control, Mono-wing, Tri-form, Cruciform
Unit II
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Airframe Components : Introduction, Bodies of
Revolution, Conical Forebody, Ogival Forebody, Hemispherical Forebody, Other
Forebody shapes, Midsection, Boat-tail, Base Pressure, General Aerodynamics of
Airfoil, Aspect Ratio, Wing Planform, Jet controls
Unit III
Missile Performance : Introduction, Friction drag, Pressure drag, Induced drag,
Interference drag, Boost-Glide Trajectory, Boost-Sustain Trajectory, Long Range
Ballistic Trajectory, : Powered Flight, Un-powered Flight, Design considerations
Unit IV
Aerodynamic Launching Problems : Introduction, Safety of Parent Aircraft-Air
launch, Missile-Aircraft collision, Missile Structural Failure, Launch Boundaries-Air
Launch, Launch-aircraft Trajectory, Missile Trajectory, Launch-boundary
Determination, Ground Launch: Launcher Deflection, Tip off, Thrust and Fin Mal-
alignment, Wing
Unit V
Power-plant-design Considerations : Introduction, Types of Power plant:,
Turbojet Engine, Turboprop Engine, Air Turbo Rocket, Ramjet, Rocket, Fundamentals
of Rocket Engines, Rocket motor design Considerations:, Liquid-propellant Rocket
Motor, Solid propellant Rocket Motor
Unit VI
Structural-design Considerations : Introduction, Missile loading concept, Design
loads:, Free Loads, Ground loads, Factors of Safety, Overall Structural Analysis,
Material, Weight and cost

Text Books:

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF AERODYNAMICS by ANDERSON, JR., J.D., M.G.Hills

References:

1. ADVANCES IN MISSILE GUIDANCE CONTROL AND ESTIMATION by S.N.


BALAKRISHNAN, A. TSOURDOS AND B.A, CRC PRESS

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