Linearization of Anti-Tank Guided Missile

Abstract

Anti-tank surface to surface guided missile systems are considered to be one of the most powerful weapons in the modern war. Due to their effectiveness against either fortifications or tanks in addition to their relative low weight, they are deployed in the field easily. One of the most challenges the engineers face while designing a guided missile is the autopilot design. The autopilot loop or the inner loop of the missile should steer the missile during its spatial flight till hitting the target even it is moving or stationary. A higher maneuver target was hit by the missile, the more reliable autopilot you design. On designing a mature autopilot, a promising mathematical model of the missile should be in hand and mathematical linearized model should be derived. This paper presents a mathematical representation of an anti-tank guided missile the mathematical linearized model as well so that the design of the missile autopilot is presented in the future work.