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Analysis of missile launchers part R; approximate formulas for pitch velocity at tip off

Stippes, M.

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Title
Analysis of missile launchers part R; approximate formulas for pitch velocity at tip off
Author(s)
Stippes, M.
Issue Date
1962-08
Keyword(s)
Missile Launchers
Date of Ingest
2021-11-04T16:23:22Z
Abstract
The preliminary design or feasibility study of a straight rail launching system requires, in addition to layouts and material composition, estimates of the accuracy of the system. Possible sources of inaccuracy, which is defined to be nonreproducable tip-off velocity, are thrust misalignment, rail curvature arising from manufacturing processes or uneven heating due to the sun, shaking forces of unknown phase which might exist in SOSR designs, or excessive amounts of friction between shoes and rail. Our purpose in this report is to present techniques of analysis for a straight rail system with a view toward obtaining estimates of changes in pitch velocity of the rocket at tip-off as might exist because of the presence of these various disturbing agencies.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 222
  • 1967-0518
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
technical report
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/111938
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Department of the Army, Rock Island Arsenal, DA-11-070-508-ORD-593, ORD Proj No. 517-01-002, CMS Code 55-30. 11. 577
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Copyright 1962 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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