Control of Remotely Guided Vehicles: A Method for Approaching a Stationary Contact at a Particular Arrival Angle or for Tail-Chasing a Moving Contact.

Abstract

This report describes a method for the automatic control of a vehicle when the goal is to approach a stationary target at a particular angle or perform a tail chase on a moving target. This method can be used for controlling a remotely guided vehicle, such as a torpedo, mine, or missile, from a stationary or moving platform, such as a submarine. Because it avoids the high, often unattainable turning rates required of the pursuer, the trajectory developed by this controller is a significant improvement over that obtained from classical pursuit trajectory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328759

Entities

People

  • Anthony F. Bessacini
  • Robert F. Pinkos

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Fuzzy Sets
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Launchers
  • Models
  • Platforms
  • Sliding Contacts
  • Stationary
  • Submarines
  • Trajectories
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Robotics and Automation.