Research Institute for Autonomous Precision Guided Systems

Abstract

During this three year time period significant advancements were made modeling behavior of shape memory alloys for wing warping applications, shape optimization of piezoceramic composite micro actuators, development of a visualization lab for modeling vision based guidance algorithms, concept development of a rapid prototyping and aero characterization lab, vision based control of autonomous vehicles, cooperative flight of autonomous aerial vehicles using GPS and vision information, cooperative and sharing of information in search missions involving multiple autonomous agents, multi-scale modeling of hexagonal closed pack metals, characterization and modeling of cement like materials involved in munitions penetration, modeling and simulation of ceramic matrix composites, and mechanical response of composites in the presence of electromagnetic fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2007
Accession Number
ADA467899

Entities

People

  • John R. Rogacki

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ceramic Matrix Composites
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Guidance
  • Mechanics
  • Micro Air Vehicles
  • Multiscale Modeling
  • Network Topology
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers