DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT, AND GUIDANCE OF SUBMUNITIONS FROM A RAPID-RESPONSE VEHICLE
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Authors
Sherenco, Alexandra K.
Subjects
rocket
missile
rapid response delivery vehicle
submunition
commercial-off-the-shelf
COTS
Raspberry Pi
RPi
unmanned aerial system
UAS
image processing
autonomous
missile
rapid response delivery vehicle
submunition
commercial-off-the-shelf
COTS
Raspberry Pi
RPi
unmanned aerial system
UAS
image processing
autonomous
Advisors
Brophy, Christopher M.
Vogt, Carson R.
Date of Issue
2022-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) present a problem to national security. Adversaries are able to take relatively inexpensive, easily manufactured, and programmed systems and inflict severe damage onto assets. Due to this growing threat, the design and development of low-cost rapid-response vehicles to engage swarms of UAS was explored. This study modified and improved previous research on the design, deployment, and guidance of a submunition package. The design implemented commercial-off-the-shelf components, 3D manufacturing and customized image processing and control software. This study incorporated design structural modifications of the submunition and submunition release mechanism, implemented imaging capability in both the rapid-response vehicle and submunition package, and developed the foundation for a guidance, navigation, and control algorithm for the submunition to become autonomous in flight. Flight testing showed successful deployment of a four submunition payload package but also revealed the importance of addressing thermal management in the fielded system. Additionally, the need for an increase in the internal volume was identified to better accommodate all electronics and fouling mechanism.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
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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.