PROFGEN: An Aircraft Flight Profile Generation Program

Abstract

PROFGEN, an aircraft flight profile generation program obtained from the United States Air Force Avionics Lab, has been modified for use in the simulation of a strapdown inertial navigation system being developed at DREO. The program allows the user to specify initial flight parameters to control the dynamics of a 'point mass' aircraft in three dimensions. Outputs of PROFGEN are used to drive models of inertial sensors and develop navigation algorithms. An example flight profile employed in the simulation is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063839

Entities

People

  • Michael F. Vinnins

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Avionics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Flight
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Simulations
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Robotics and Automation.