On Stability and Control of Hypersonic Vehicles

Abstract

This report has been produced in order to address aerodynamic characteristics and stability and control issues relating to hypersonic vehicles that are deemed to be significantly different from those of the conventional (subsonic or supersonic) air vehicles. In particular we have addressed issues that are relevant to stability and control of hypersonic vehicles. This report should add to the existing knowledge of missile guidance and control engineers and make, other researchers and engineers involved in hypersonic experimentation, aware that these vehicles may not be dynamically stable and require active control augmentation in order to achieve and maintain desirable flight characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA521248

Entities

People

  • Colin C. Coleman
  • Farhan A. Faruqi

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flight
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Guided Weapons
  • Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonic Vehicles
  • Hypersonic Weapons
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics