Guidance and control of affordable guided airdrop system

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Yakimenko, O.
Dobrokhodov, V.
Johnson, J.
Kaminer, I.
Delliker, S.
Benney, R.
Date
2002Metadata
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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 further proceeds with the description of the control strategy based on
Pontrjagin’s principle of optimality. The paper ends with the results of the final AGAS
demonstration performed at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in September, 2001.
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