Rocket Technology

1. analyze the basic laws of physics and laws of aerodynamics describing rocket flight
2. analyze flight dynamics expressions which describe rocket flight properties
3. evaluate basic design properties of rocket engine with solid and liquid propellant
4. describe and explain rocket engine with solid propellant and model basic design parameters
5. describe and explain guidance systems as well as thrust vector control
6. analyze design and exploitation properties of modern ant-tank rocket system
7. asses the battle efficincy of modern anti-tank rocket systems
8. analyze, explain and efficiently use ant-tank rocket system 9K11
9. organize efficient use of available anti-tank rocket system in basic tactical unit
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rad na simulatoru protuoklopnog raketnog sustava

1. Lectures: Introduction to the subject. Historical overview of the rocket technology. Definitions and basics. Conservation of momentum. Total impulse. Specific impulse. Specific velocity of exhaust. Thrust. Energy and efficiency. Seminar: Determining required specific impulse, thrust and total impulse.
2. Lectures: Rocket aerodynamics. Seminar: Determining specific aerodynamics characteristics for the rocket of the predefined configuration.
3. Lectures: Rocket flight dynamics. Seminar: Determining specific aerodynamics characteristics for the rocket of the predefined configuration. (continuation)
4. Lectures: Rocket flight dynamics. (continuation) Seminar: Determining stability for the rocket of the predefined configuration.
5. Lectures: Rocket propellants. Types and shapes of propellants - advantages and shortcomings. Liquid and hybrid propellants – main characteristics. Seminar: Determining stability for the rocket of the predefined configuration. (continuation)
6. Lectures: Solid propellants – main properties and physics of the solid propellants combustion. Burning surface and parameters of influence – shape of the propellant, temperature, pressure. Seminar: Calculation of the main design parameters in the solid propellant combustion.
7. Lectures: Stresses and strains in the propellant. Main design properties of the liquid propellant rocket engine. Seminar: Calculation of the main design parameters in the solid propellant combustion (continuation).
8. Lectures: Main design properties of the solid propellant rocket engine. Main structural elements. Main relations relating engine performance. Ramjet engine. Materials and insulators. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
9. Lectures: Thrust vector control systems – design and dynamics. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
10. Lectures: Load and control surfaces – configurations and efficiency analysis. Control of pitch, yaw and roll. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
11. Lectures: Guidance systems. Circular error probable – CEP. Head and seeker design. Optical, laser and radar beam riding, infrared guidance systems. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
12. Lectures: Rocket missile warheads – design and lethality. HEAT and tandem charge warhead. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
13. Lectures: Sizing of rocket structural elements. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
14. Lectures: Historical development of the army rocket systems. Classification of ant-tank rockets by range, rocket mass. NATO, Russian and other countries’ classification of anti-tank rocket systems. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).
15. Lectures: Anti-tank rocket systems protection in the countermeasures environment. Probability of hitting and destroying – influence parameters. Seminar: Practical exercise on antitank guided missile 9K11M (Malyutka).