Development of Capability for Multifunction Integrated Reference Assembly Evaluation.

Abstract

The significance of this research and development to the Air Force is the development of the tools and techniques required to assess the feasibility of using a minimum number of inertial sensors to provide the inertial reference information consistent with aircraft requirements for weapon delivery, flight control, navigation, fire control, and flight safety. Multifunction Inertial Reference Assembly (MIRA) is the term which describes the generic class of systems designed to meet this objective. Emphasis is placed on the development of a simulation capability for the evaluation of MIRA systems in realistic environments. A definition of the aircraft and flight-control system selected for the simulation is included along with a consideration of the inertial-sensor requirements for MIRA systems. Results demonstrating the capability of the simulation are presented. The life-cycle-cost implications of the MIRA approach are also dealt with. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044849

Entities

People

  • Gudrun Schmidt
  • Kevin C. Daly
  • P. Motyka
  • Pamela Pierce Palmer
  • R. Nurse

Organizations

  • Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Navigation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Strapped Down Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design