Performance, Control, and Simulation of the Affordable Guided Airdrop System
Conference Paper (1.400Mb)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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