The Open Mechanics Journal
2008, 2 : 6-11Published online 2008 January 16. DOI: 10.2174/1874158400802010006
Publisher ID: TOMECHJ-2-6
Modified Linear Theory for Spinning or Non-Spinning Projectiles
Laboratory of Firearms and
Tool Marks Section, Criminal Investigation Division, Hellenic Police, and
Post graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics Department,
University of Patras, Greece.
ABSTRACT
Static and dynamic stability are the most important phenomena for stable flight atmospheric motion of spin and fin stabilized projectiles. If the aerodynamic forces and moments and the initial conditions are accurately known, an essentially exact simulation of the projectile’s synthesized pitching and yawing motion can be readily obtained by numerical methods. A modified trajectory linear theory of the same problem implies an approximate solution.