Precision aerial delivery systems : modeling, dynamics, and control / edited by Oleg A. Yakimenko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yakimenko, Oleg A., editor.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, issuing body.

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; Volume 248.

Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics ; Volume 248

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airdrop--Equipment and supplies--Technological innovations.

Airdrop.

Gliders (Aeronautics)--Technological innovations.

Gliders (Aeronautics).

Parachutes--Technological innovations.

Parachutes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (943 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2015.

Summary:

Precision Aerial Delivery Systems: Modeling, Dynamics, and Control provides an overview of the recent developments in precision aerial cargo delivery from the standpoint of developing guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms for the self-guided parafoil and parachute-based aerial delivery systems (PADS). Developing a robust GNC system involves aerodynamics modeling, structural and parametric system identification, understanding the environment PADS glides through developing and testing suitable navigation solutions, guidance strategies, and controllers. Introduction of ram-air gliding parachutes in Sportive sky diving in the early 1970s ended the era of round canopies. Availability of GPS in the late 1990s opened an era of autonomous vehicles, which boosted an interest in self-guided PADS. A substantial improvement in achieving a better landing accuracy demonstrated by the different-weight PADS during the last decade expanded the area of their potential usage.Miniaturization and availability of sensors allowed developing micro-light PADS that not only have their own market niche, but make it possible for universities to utilize these systems in their curricula and research along with other unmanned vehicles. Thus the intended audience for this book is not only professionals and researchers, but graduate and postgraduate students working in the areas of aerial systems modeling and GNC algorithms design as well. The book is coauthored by eleven experts and addresses the following topics: PADS and measures of their effectiveness; Basic analysis of the ram-air parachute; Key factors affecting PADS landing accuracy; Aerodynamic characterization of parafoils; Equations of motion; Stability and steady-state performance; Guidance, navigation, and control; Glide-angle control; Control of nonglidlng parachute systems; Flight test instrumentation; Parametrical identification of PADS.

Contents:

PADS and measures of their effectiveness / Oleg Yakimenko

Basic analysis of ram-air parachute / Steven Lingard

Key factors affecting PADS landing precision / Oleg Yakimenko and Horst Altmann

Aerodynamic characterization of parafoils / Hamid Johari, Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann

Equations of motion / Oleg Yakimenko and Nathan Slegers

Stability and steady-state performance / Oleg Yakimenko, Thomas Jann, Gil Iosilevskii, Peter Crimi and Glen Brown

Guidance, navigation, and control / Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann

Glide-angle control / James Moore and Oleg Yakimenko

Control of non-gliding parachute systems / Oleg Yakimenko and Travis Fields

Flight-test instrumentation / Thomas Jann and Oleg Yakimenko

Parametrical identification of parachute systems / Oleg Yakimenko and Thomas Jann

Appendix A: AIAA aerodynamic deceleratory systems TC activities

Appendix B: Units conversion

Appendix C: Canopy data

Appendix D: Computation of CEP[subscript]DMPI and CEP[subscript]MPI for noncircular distribution

Appendix E: PADS geometry and mass properties modeling

Appendix F: PADS penetration speed

Appendix G: Geometry and mass properties of different-weight PADS models

Appendix H: Geometry and mass properties of the G-12-based AGAS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62410-196-8

1-5231-0077-X

OCLC:

1005013668