An Analytical Technique for Modeling Gyroscopes in Guided Projectile Simulations.

Abstract

An innovative technique was developed at the Armament Research and Development Center to produce software modules that implement piecewise analytical solutions to autopilot components for use in the flight simulations of smart munitions. This report extends the technique to the modeling of a two-axis gimballed gyroscope with nutation damping. The analytical approach eliminates the need for inordinately small integration time steps required for stable numerical integration resulting in a considerable saving in computer simulation time. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169490

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Amoruso

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Angular Momentum
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Euler Angles
  • Flight Simulations
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Munitions
  • Numerical Integration
  • Precession
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.