Messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

Messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm Gmbh

Ernst Lill

Christian Diehl

Horst Kirsche

Reinhard Dirscherl

A method and apparatus for steering a moving object is based on an electro-optical sensor unit which selectively detects the UV-radiation generated by a flying body or projectile. The signals resulting therefrom are processed and converted by a computer into steering and control signals for the object to be steered, whereby the locating probability and the interference reliability are improved.

Method and apparatus for steering moving objects

A guide beam and tracking system for steering a flying body toward a target n accordance with the beam rider principle, is constructed for use under adverse weather conditions. Even under such adverse weather conditions a highly accurate target acquisition is assured due to the use of optical conversion, and beam expansion in the transmitter path, and heterodyning in the laser receiver. It is thus possible to achieve in addition to the highly accurate target acquisition, an accurate tracking of a flying body moving toward a target, under the control of a guide beam device.

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Ernst Lill