Patent ID: 6419185
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: F41G,G05D

Abstract:
A method for guiding a missile to intercept a moving airborne target, comprising:providing information on a position, a velocity vector, and a future velocity characteristic of the missile to a processor in the missile; receiving information on a target position and a target velocity vector of the airborne target and providing the received information to the processor; predicting, in the processor, an intercept point of the missile and the airborne target using the information provided and the information received; and guiding the missile to the predicted intercept point, wherein said predicting an intercept point includes estimating a trajectory of the airborne target, wherein said estimating the trajectory includes assuming that the airborne target is maneuvered with an intention to avoid being hit by the missile, wherein said predicting the intercept point includes continuously updating a calculation of a point along an estimated trajectory of the airborne target which is reachable by the missile at a coinciding time.