An Analytical Modularized Treatment of Autopilots for Guided Projectile Simulations

Abstract

An innovative technique was developed by which piecewise analytical solutions to guidance and control transfer functions were obtained for use in larger but lower frequency computer simulations of guided munitions. Numerical integration, which is typically used to treat such transfer functions, significantly reduces the integration time step, and increases computer execution time for the overall simulation. The modularized analytical approach accommodates integration time steps associated with the lower frequencies of airframe dynamics which results in faster simulation execution and considerable savings in cost and execution time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159311

Entities

People

  • Eugene M. Friedman
  • Michael J. Amoruso

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Flight Simulations
  • Frequency
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Munitions
  • Numerical Integration
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Transfer Functions
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Robotics and Automation.