Ebook: Closed-loop optimization program for the M60A1 tank gun stabilization system

Bendix Research Laboratories. 1975. – 251 p.The objective of this study was to provide a gun stabilization system for the M60A1 tank gun in which performance was optimized. A mathematical model of the vehicle and the appropriate control system was derived and programmed on a hybrid computer. Performance requirements were established with respect to gun pointing accuracy and control system stability. Hardware characteristics required to meet acquisition rate requirements were also defined. A complete analytical systems study was performed to yield a basis for the hybrid computer analysis. In the computer analysis, system performance was investigated in detail and five prospective sensors were studied with respect to system performance criteria.