DIGITAL COMPUTATION STUDY, DYNAMIC VS KINEMATIC EQUATIONS

Abstract

At present, the simulation of a vehicle's motion is accomplished by use of either dynamic or kinematic equations. This report presents a method of simulating vehicular motion which is a compromise between these two methods. The equations developed, although very close to kinematic equations in form, contain terms which represent the dynamics of the motions being simulated. Expressions are developed to simulate the motion of submarine, surface vessel, and aircraft. Those for the aircraft describe its motion as a rigid body in space responding to the maneuvering orders; those for the submarine and surface vessel duplicate the accuracy and flexibility now attainable with simple dynamic differential equations. This latter is accomplished by using considerably less computer time and with less restriction on the size of the iteration interval.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1965
Accession Number
AD0627099

Entities

People

  • Fred Levine

Organizations

  • Sylvania Electric Products

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reliability
  • Simulators
  • Steady State
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers