Dynamics and control of maneuverable towed flight vehicles

J. E. Cochran; M. Innocenti; T. S. No; A. Thukral

Dynamics and control of maneuverable towed flight vehicles

J. E. Cochran
, M. Innocenti
, T. S. No
, A. Thukral

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Auburn University

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Abstract

The problems of dynamically modeling and automatically controlling the motion of a small flight vehicle which is being towed by a much larger one are considered. Mathematical models of the components of the system, which include the towing aircraft, tow cable reel mechanism, tow cable, and target aerodynamics are described. The development of an autopilot for stability augmentation and maneuvering is discussed. An overview of the implementation of the models in a digital computer simulation program is provided and some typical numerical results obtained using the program are presented.

Original language	English
Pages	293-304
Number of pages	12
State	Published - 1990
Event	AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 17th Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, 1990 - Portland, United States Duration: 1990.08.20 → 1990.08.22

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Conference	AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 17th Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, 1990
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland
Period	90.08.20 → 90.08.22

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