A precision autonomous parachute delivery system
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003.
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| author | Bleck, Olaf, 1967- |
| author2 | Brent Appleby. |
| author_facet | Brent Appleby. Bleck, Olaf, 1967- |
| author_sort | Bleck, Olaf, 1967- |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/269012019-04-12T14:01:52Z A precision autonomous parachute delivery system Bleck, Olaf, 1967- Brent Appleby. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 39). Based on previous projects within the author's engineering group and his own experience as a sport parachute jumper, a robotic parachute system was designed and flight tests were conducted to evaluate flight performance in deep brakes, for eventual use in autonomous accuracy landing approaches for targets two meters in size or smaller. Numerous design improvements were evaluated and/or implemented, and additional improvements are suggested. Using the implemented system, flight tests gathered GPS data used to evaluate canopy glide ratio changes, stall characteristics, and in-flight rotational oscillations in deep brakes flight, a region of the flight envelope not used in previous work. Results show that the low-porosity canopy used exhibits adequate glide ratio changes for closed loop glide path control, but has poor stability in deep brakes flight. The investigation suggests that canopies with higher porosity fabrics would perform superbly. by Olaf Bleck. S.M. 2005-09-06T20:44:04Z 2005-09-06T20:44:04Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/26901 54630042 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 39 leaves 2162737 bytes 2164985 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Bleck, Olaf, 1967- A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title | A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title_full | A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title_fullStr | A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title_full_unstemmed | A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title_short | A precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| title_sort | precision autonomous parachute delivery system |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/26901 |
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