Method for automatically managing a homing device mounted on a projectile, in particular on a missile

Abstract

According to the invention, the projectile () is provided with a strapdown homing device (), said device having a lock-on phase during which the latter attempts to detect a target (C), and including an viewing direction (), said viewing direction () being fixed with respect to the projectile () and extending along the longitudinal axis () of the latter, said projectile () further comprising control means () for automatically controlling said projectile () so as to cause the longitudinal axis () thereof, in flight and during the lock-on phase of the homing device (), to trace a circle, the radius of which increases in time, until the target (C) is detected.