Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2005.
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| author | Torgerson Joshua F |
| author2 | John J. Deyst and Sean George. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/324562019-04-11T10:06:26Z Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop Torgerson Joshua F John J. Deyst and Sean George. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). Precision airdrop is a technology whose required capabilities have become more exacting as combat situations necessitate greater degrees of accuracy. Ballistic and parafoil type delivery vehicles do not have the capacity to consistently deliver a payload on, for example, a particular rooftop in an urban combat situation. A gliding autogyro delivery platform has been investigated as a means of achieving greater airdrop performance. The autogyro has similar gliding characteristics to the parafoil, but has improved wind resilience and control authority. An initial simulation, based on momentum and blade element helicopter theory, has been constructed. A classical controller using a multiple loop closure strategy has been developed that uses a new nonlinear guidance law to follow paths generated by an algorithm considering initial conditions. An extended Kalman filter is used for state estimation. Results from simulations show consistent accuracy of about 5 feet, with the final position error rarely exceeding 10 feet. by Joshua F. Torgerson. S.M. 2006-03-29T18:46:13Z 2006-03-29T18:46:13Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32456 61751366 eng 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 94 p. 3480916 bytes 3485516 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Torgerson Joshua F Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title | Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title_full | Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title_fullStr | Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title_short | Simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| title_sort | simulation and control design of a gliding autogyro for precision airdrop |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
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