15AE754 GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION & CONTROL syllabus for AE

Introduction

Concepts of navigation, guidance and control. Introduction to basic principles. Air data information.

Radar Systems

Principle of working of radar. MTI and Pulse Doppler radar. Moving target detector. Limitation of MTI performance. MTI from a moving platform (AMTI).

Tracking With Radar

Mono pulse tracking. Conical scan and sequential lobbing. Automatic tracking with surveillance radar (ADT).

Other Guidance Systems

Gyros and stabilised platforms. Inertial guidance and Laser based guidance. Components of Inertial Navigation System. Imaging Infrared guidance. Satellite navigation. GPS.

Transfer Functions

Input-output Transfer function. Basic altitude reference. Concepts of Open loop and Close Loop.

Missile Control System

Guided missile concept. Roll stabilisation. Control of aerodynamic missile. Missile parameters for dynamic analysis. Missile autopilot schematics. Acceleration command and root locus.

Missile Guidance

Proportional navigation guidance; command guidance. Comparison of guidance system performance. Bank to turn missile guidance

Integrated Flight/Fire Control System

Director fire control system. Tracking control laws. Longitudinal flight control system. Lateral flight control system. Rate of change of Euler angle , Auto Pilot.

Course outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Apply the basic concepts of navigation, guidance and control.

2. Compare the different types of missile guidance system performance.

3. Integrate the flight and fire control system.

Graduate Attributes :

• Engineering Knowledge.
• Problem Analysis.
• Design / development of solutions
• Interpretation of data

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full question consists of 16 marks.
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. P.T. Kabamba and A.R. Girard, Fundamentals of Aerospace Navigation and Guidance, Cambridge Aerospace Series, 2014.

2. John H Blakelock,` Automatic control of Aircraft & Missiles`, Wile –Inter Science Publication, 2nd edition, May 1990.

Reference Books:

1. R.B. Underdown & Tony Palmer, `Navigation`, Black Well Publishing; 2001.

2. Merrilh I. Skolnik,` Introduction to Radar Systems`, 3rd edition, Tata Mc Graw Hill , 2001.

3. George M. Siouris, Missile Guidance and Control Systems, Springer, 2004.