AIR VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION. VOLUME I

Abstract

The method of gradients, a direct variational procedure, is applied to the optimization of vehicle attitude and bounded throttle programs which extremize the fuel, range, and time performance of air breathing vehicles. A penalty function concept for convenient handling of certain types of constraints is presented. Digital computer solutions applying to maximum range climb profiles for a hypothetical Mach 3 turbojet vehicle operating at full throttle are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272321

Entities

People

  • D.j. Ball
  • H.j. Kelley
  • M. Falco

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Breathing
  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Optimization
  • Respiration
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Operations Research
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers