Guidance (Principles of Guided Missile Design)

"The 'Guidance' section, comprising this volume of the series, was written by Arthur S. Locke and a group of associates of the Naval Research Laboratory. Members of this group have served as consultants to all branches of the military in the solution of specialized problems of research and development relating to missile guidance and to guided missile systems." From the preface. Chapters: 1-Fundamental Problems of Missile Guidance; 2-Prior Developments; 3-Terrestrial and Celestial Referances; 4-Transmission of Radio Waves; 5-Emission, Transmission and Detection of the Infrared; 6-Mathematical Groundwork; 7-Servo System Theory; 8-Tactical Considerations; 9-Measurements of Missile Motion; 10-Detection and Information Gathering; 11-Target Considerations; 12-Analysis of Flight Paths; 13-Prelaunching and Launching; 14-Missile Airframe; 15-Economic Considerations; 16-Missile Guidance Systems; 17-Bandwidth Studies; 18-Missile Guidance Bandwidth Studies; 19-Simulation, Computation and Telemetry; and 20-System Concept.