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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11): 250222-.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2025.0222

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An Ranging Airburst Correction Algorithm Based on Equivalent Lead

GUO Yuxing, TIAN Dongchen, MENG Feiyang, LI Yong, LIU Qiusheng*()   

  1. School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2025-03-27 Online:2025-11-27
  • Contact: LIU Qiusheng

Abstract:

In order to meet the needs of modern urban combat and terminal air defense precision damage,and further improve the ranging accuracy of airburst munitions,the influence mechanism and factors affecting the ranging accuracy by counting the number of projectile revolutions are analyzed and studied using a modified prime ballistic equation.Three levels of nine factors:mass,initial velocity,lead,rotational inertia,temperature,air pressure,humidity,crosswind,and tailwind in the ballistic model are simulated through orthogonal test,revealing that the variations in lead caused by rifling manufacturing tolerances,rifling type,and wear are critical yet overlooked factors in existing ranging algorithms.An equivalent lead calculation method is proposed to address the impact of lead on ranging accuracy.This method defines the equivalent lead as the ratio of projectile velocity to rotational speed,which is calculated using an interior ballistic model.The effects of rifling type and wear are taken into account in the interior ballistic model.Simulations of the interior ballistic model demonstrate that the average difference between the equivalent lead and the theoretical lead is approximately 3%.Furthermore,the accuracy of the equivalent lead is validated through the simulations of the ranging algorithm,showing a significant improvement in accuracy.Specifically,at a fixed distance of 1000m,the use of equivalent lead to determine the number of loading revolutions results in an average increase in ranging accuracy of 32.9m.

Key words: ranging airburst fuze, orthogonal experiment, lead, interior ballistics

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