BLUE GOOSE WIND CORRECTION ANALYSIS.

Abstract

This report contains the techniques to develop accurate wind compensation for unguided vehicles. This work was performed by Space Systems Incorporated in conjunction with the Air Force Weapons Laboratory as a requirement for a new sounding rocket named the Blue Goose. Analytical results for arbitrary wind profiles indicate that the technique can correct the trajectory to within 0.2 degree dispersion. Inherent in the quoted trajectory accuracy is the need for accurate wind tunnel data (to include high angle of attack aerodynamics at low Mach number) for the vehicle and a proven six-degree-of-freedom trajectory calculation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0817584

Entities

People

  • Urban H. Deh. Lynch

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Compensation
  • Dispersions
  • High Angles
  • Mach Number
  • Research Facilities
  • Rockets
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Space Systems
  • Trajectories
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers