Low cost parachute guidance, navigation, and control

15th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 51-65

  Dellicker, Scott H ^a   Bybee, Jim ^b  

^a US Army Yuma Proving Grounds   (United States)

^b Cibola Information Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COSTS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; PARACHUTES; SOFTWARE TESTING;

AIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLIGHT TEST PROGRAMS; GUIDANCE , NAVIGATION , AND CONTROLS; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM; MODEL AND SIMULATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEM ERRORS; YUMA PROVING GROUNDS;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 84983103061     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-1706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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