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Guided Weapons Systems - ZEIT4210
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Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course provides a cross-disciplinary study of guided weapon systems, focussing on implications for electrical engineers. It commences with an overview of the guided weapon itself: airframe, steering method, propulsion, fusing and warhead. This is followed by an analysis of a range of guidance principles, including semi-active laser homing, infrared homing, command guidance, beam riding, GPS/INS and man-in-the-loop. This is followed by a detailed study of radar in the context of radar command guidance, active radar homing, semi-active radar homing and anti-radar homing. The course concludes by examining platform-weapon integration.

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