Missile Defense Agency (MDA) seeks to advance the state-of-the-art in missile seeker gimbals. Improved performance during high-g is important for the new generation of hypersonic missiles. Recent emphasis has been toward reduced size, weight and power (SWAP) systems that may be mass produced and cost effective. Ross-Hime Designs, Inc. (RHD) Minneapolis, Minnesota has met these requirements by a new patent pending, dexterous and compact gimbal architecture and rigorously adhering to a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) design philosophy. The gimbal is designed to accommodate electrical and cryogenic elements, assuming gimbal sensor element operation between 68-120 K. Detailed gimbal test results conclude this paper.


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    Title :

    On a new lightweight, low-cost, high-g, seeker gimbal


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Sensors and Systems for Space Applications XVIII ; 2025 ; Orlando, Florida, United States


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 13483 ; 1348309


    Publication date :

    2025-05-21





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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