Title :
Fiber-Optic Guidance for Missiles
Author :
Biswas, D. ; Bowen, J. ; Coon, R. ; Hall, C. ; Porter, D. ; Fox, D. ; LeCompte, G. ; Wichansky, H. ; Jacobs, P.
Author_Institution :
ITT Electro-Optical Products Division, Roanoke, VA; Hughes Aircraft, Company, Missile Systems Group, Tucson, AZ; U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ; U.S. Army Missile Command, Huntsville, AL
Abstract :
This paper describes the technique of fiber-optic guidance for missiles developed by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (USACECOM) and the U.S. Army Missile Command (USAMICOM) with the help of Hughes Aircraft Company (HAC) and ITT Electro-Optical Products Division (EOPD) under contract DAAK80-80-C-0595. This paper presents the basic principles of the guidance link used in the fiber-optic guided missile (FOG-M) and describes the fiber-optic technologies that make FOG-M possible. A series of successful test flights have proven the viability of FOG-M.
Keywords :
Aerospace electronics; Contracts; Helicopters; Military aircraft; Missiles; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Radar tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference - Communications-Computers: Teamed for the 90's, 1986. MILCOM 1986. IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1986.4805798
