An Investigation of Sight-Line Stabilization

Abstract

The paper presents the basic considerations behind sight-time stabilization. The equations of motion that relate the general pitch, toll and yaw motions of a vehicle hull to the traverse and elevation angles of a sight- line fixed to the hull are developed. A detailed mathematical model of a feedback control system that will accomplish sight-line stabilization is developed, and a numerical optimization is performed on a simplified version of this detailed model. The optimization routine used is described in reference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0755541

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Finck
  • George M. Lance

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Control Systems
  • Elevation
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Models
  • Optimization
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transfer Functions

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