Guidance Subsystems with Position Measurement for Gliding Airdrop Systems

Abstract

The objective of this work has been to assess guidance techniques and available hardware which are suitable for gliding airdrop systems. Information presented indicates the suitability of available hardware for measuring required flight data, processing these data according to one of several alternative guidance schemes and activating control lines as required to guide a gliding airdrop system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA080730

Entities

People

  • C. F. Olenberger

Organizations

  • Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Automatic Direction Finders
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Direction Finding
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Frequency Bands
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Navigation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Robotics and Automation.