Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM): A Cruise Missile Guidance Aid

Joe P. Golden

doi:10.1117/12.959127

23 December 1980 Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM): A Cruise Missile Guidance Aid

Joe P. Golden

Proceedings Volume 0238, Image Processing for Missile Guidance; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959127
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The Cruise Missile is guided by an inertial guidance system aided by an updating technique called Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM). Chance-Vought first proposed the terrain correlation technique in the late 1950's. Since that time TERCOM has evolved into a reliable, accurate, all weather, day and night method of position fixing and updating for cruise missiles. A brief history of TERCOM development will be presented giving results where possible. A description of TERCOM and how is works will be discussed. A snapshot of the present TERCOM status and future planned developments will be addressed.

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Joe P. Golden "Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM): A Cruise Missile Guidance Aid", Proc. SPIE 0238, Image Processing for Missile Guidance, (23 December 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959127

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