Performance, Control, and Simulation of the Affordable Guided Airdrop System

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Authors
Williams, T.
Hewgley, C.
Yakimenko, O.
Howard, R.
Kaminer, I.
Dellicker, S.
Benney, R.
Patel, S.
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AGAS
Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Center
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Date of Issue
2000-08
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August 14-17, 2000
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American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
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Abstract
This paper addresses the development of an autonomous guidance, navigation and control system for a flat solid circular parachute. This effort is a part of the Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS) that integrates a low-cost guidance and control system into fielded cargo air delivery systems. The paper describes the AGAS concept, its architecture and components. It then reviews the literature on circular parachute modeling and introduces a simplified model of a parachute. This model is used to develop and evaluate the performance of a modified bang-bang control system to steer the AGAS along a pre-specified trajectory towards a desired landing point. The synthesis of the optimal control strategy based on Pontryagin's principle of optimality is also presented. The paper is intended to be a summary of the current state of AGAS development. The paper ends with the summary of the future plans in this area.
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Conference Paper
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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11 p.
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Dellicker, S., Benney, R., Patel, S., Williams, T., Hewgley, C., Yakimenko, O., Howard, R., and Kaminer, I., “Performance, Control, and Simulation of the Affordable Guided Airdrop System,” Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Denver, CO, August 14-17, 2000.
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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.
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