Precision aerial delivery systems : modeling, dynamics, and control

This book provides an overview of the recent developments in precision aerial cargo delivery from the standpoint of developing guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms for the self-guided parafoil and parachute-based aerial delivery systems (PADS). Topics include: PADS and measures of their...

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Other Authors Yakimenko, Oleg A. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2015]
SeriesProgress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 248.
Subjects
Airdrop.
Delivery of goods.
Gliders (Aeronautics) > Technological innovations.
Parachutes > Technological innovations.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523100774
152310077X
9781624101960
1624101968
9781624101953
162410195X
Physical Description1 online resource : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • PADS and measures of their effectiveness / Oleg Yakimenko
  • Basic analysis of ram-air parachute / Steven Lingard
  • Key factors affecting PADS landing precision / Oleg Yakimenko and Horst Altmann
  • Aerodynamic characterization of parafoils / Hamid Johari, Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann
  • Equations of motion / Oleg Yakimenko and Nathan Slegers
  • Stability and steady-state performance / Oleg Yakimenko, Thomas Jann, Gil Iosilevskii, Peter Crimi and Glen Brown
  • Guidance, navigation, and control / Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann
  • Glide-angle control / James Moore and Oleg Yakimenko
  • Control of non-gliding parachute systems / Oleg Yakimenko and Travis Fields
  • Flight-test instrumentation / Thomas Jann and Oleg Yakimenko
  • Parametrical identification of parachute systems / Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann
  • Appendix A: AIAA aerodynamic deceleratory systems TC activities
  • Appendix B: Units conversion
  • Appendix C: Canopy data
  • Appendix D: Computation of CEP[subscript]DMPI and CEP[subscript]MPI for noncircular distribution
  • Appendix E: PADS geometry and mass properties modeling
  • Appendix F: PADS penetration speed
  • Appendix G: Geometry and mass properties of different-weight PADS models
  • Appendix H: Geometry and mass properties of the G-12-based AGAS.

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