Digital Guided Weapons Technology. Volume III. Programmable Digital Autopilot

Abstract

This report describes how current technology was used to produce a programmable digital autopilot (PDAP) capable to satisfying the requirements for three configurations of the Pave Strike glide weapon (GBU-15(V)). A digital design for the three GBU-15(V) analog autopilots was produced. From this design, the requirements for a common PDAP were determined. Two Brassboard PDAPs were then built and evaluated--one in the Hybrid Simulation Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base and one in a similar simulation at Hughes Aircraft Company. The simulation validated the design concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB019978

Entities

People

  • J. A. Drgon
  • L. Pivar

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Analog Computers
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Filters
  • Guided Weapons
  • Hybrid Simulations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Steady State
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering