Print Email Facebook Twitter The Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Dispersion of Unguided Missiles Title The Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Dispersion of Unguided Missiles Author Harris, R.I. Curin, M. Institution Cranfield Institute of Technology, College of Aeronautics Date 1986-02-28 Abstract A technique for calculating the dispersion of unguided missiles due to strong turbulent wind is presented. The three components of turbulent wind velocity are simulated along a trajectory by means of a moving average process according to Box and Jenkins. Variations of the statistics of turbulent wind with height are taken into account. A six degree of freedom program is used to calculate a trajectory. The effect of turbulent wind on both powered and unpowered flight is considered. The results of the calculation for two types of missiles are presented. Starting in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics, the Cranfield Institute of Technology was granted university status in 1969. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:54c24339-2cb2-45e5-a196-ca34fb8530f2 Publisher Cranfield Institute of Technology Source College of Aeronautics Report 8613 Part of collection Aerospace Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 1986 Cranfield Institute of Technology Files PDF Cranfield_College_of_Aero ... 3-1986.pdf 10.98 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:54c24339-2cb2-45e5-a196-ca34fb8530f2/datastream/OBJ/view