Performance, control, and simulation of the Affordable Guided Airdrop System

Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Dellicker, S ^a   Benney, R ^b   Patel, S ^b   Williams, T ^c   Hewgley, C ^c   Yakimenko, O ^c   Howard, R ^c   Kaminer, I ^c  

^a US Army Yuma Proving Ground   (United States)

^b US Army SBCCOM   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; BANG BANG CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS; AIRDROP SYSTEMS; AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCE; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM; ITS ARCHITECTURE; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY; PONTRYAGIN'S PRINCIPLE; SPECIFIED TRAJECTORIES;

PARACHUTES;

EID: 85088345916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-4309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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