Second generation infrared guidance(SACLOS) docs?
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DoC_FouALieR
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Hello!
What kind of project do you have?
Would you want to have information on SACLOS ATGM, want to build a missile guided in that way, or.. or what?
Please specify.
What kind of project do you have?
Would you want to have information on SACLOS ATGM, want to build a missile guided in that way, or.. or what?
Please specify.
Which Tow missle generation are you referring to, and what type of simulations are you creating if I may ask.My project is about infrared guidance. For this subject i'am doing research on TOW missile. The main purpose of the project at the end is creating some simulations.
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I guess all generations of TOW missiles are using infrared guidance but TOW 2(BGM-71D ) is more competible with my study. I'have not told about the simulations by my project instructor yet. But i guess it will be about infrared imaging only. But i'am also not sure on which platform the simulation will be. Do you have any suggestions?
DoC_FouALieR
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Err..
The guidance of TOW missile does not rely directly on infrared seeker like a infrared homing missile (ex: Sidewinder). Though the gunner use a IR camera to keep the reticle on the target, it can be performed by an optical day sight.
Actually, the gunner tracks the target, and a rear-mounted flare/beacon is on the missile. The command and launch unit (CLU) -which is aligned with the gunner sight- tracks the missile using the IR beacon and give orders to the missile through the despooling wire to keep it on the line-of-sight.
This is SACLOS: semi-automatic command to line-of-sight.
Try this link
It depends on what you are interested, the system that tracks the rear beacon of the missile or rather infrared imaging applied to guidance systems. In the latter case, I suggest you to look at another ATGM like Javelin or Trigat LR/Pars 3
The guidance of TOW missile does not rely directly on infrared seeker like a infrared homing missile (ex: Sidewinder). Though the gunner use a IR camera to keep the reticle on the target, it can be performed by an optical day sight.
Actually, the gunner tracks the target, and a rear-mounted flare/beacon is on the missile. The command and launch unit (CLU) -which is aligned with the gunner sight- tracks the missile using the IR beacon and give orders to the missile through the despooling wire to keep it on the line-of-sight.
This is SACLOS: semi-automatic command to line-of-sight.
Try this link
It depends on what you are interested, the system that tracks the rear beacon of the missile or rather infrared imaging applied to guidance systems. In the latter case, I suggest you to look at another ATGM like Javelin or Trigat LR/Pars 3