Development and Testing of the Miniature Aerial Delivery System Snowflake

Abstract

This paper discusses the current status of the development of the miniature aerial delivery system to be further employed in a variety of different research projects. It starts from the overall description of the system and proceeds with the discussion of the test results performed so far. Specifically, it addresses the effects of the changing ground winds on touchdown accuracy. The paper ends with conclusions and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 2009
Accession Number
ADA517947

Entities

People

  • Nathan J. Slegers
  • Oleg A. Yakimenko
  • Robyn A. Tiaden

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerial Delivery
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Control Systems
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Ground Level
  • Guidance
  • Helicopters
  • Measurement
  • Miss Distance
  • Navigation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Wind Direction

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.