Coordinated Payload Delivery using High Glide Parafoil Systems
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Kaminer, I.
Yakimenko, O.
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Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Center
Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Center
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2005
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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The paper proposes a solution to the problem of coordinated drop of multiple parafoils to ensure collision-free maneuvers under strict spatial constraints. The solution proposed relies on the decoupling of
space and time in the problem formulation. First, a set of feasible trajectories are generated for all parafoils using a new direct method of optimal control that takes into account rules for collision avoidance. A byproduct of this step yields for each system a spatial path to be followed. Each parafoil is then asked to execute a pure path following maneuver in three-dimensional space by resorting to a novel 3-D algorithm that
enforces separation constraints. Simulations illustrate the potential of the methodology developed.
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Conference Paper
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18th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, Munich, Germany, May 23-26, 2005.
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[Pegasus] Kaminer, I. and Yakimenko, O., “Coordinated Payload Delivery using High Glide Parafoil Systems,” Proceedings of the 18th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, Munich, Germany, May 23-26, 2005.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.