Accession Number:

AD1081091

Title:

Automated Flight Control Design for Guided Munitions

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Jun 2017,01 Sep 2019

Corporate Author:

CCDC Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground United States

Personal Author(s):

• Fairfax,Luisa

Report Date:

2019-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

The objective of this effort is to efficiently design flight controllers for different vehicle configurations to satisfy performance requirements. Optimal control and linear system analysis techniques are applied to a demonstration vehicle consisting of onboard inertial sensors and four independently actuated canards. The controller gains are automatically computed using pole placement with the linearized system dynamics and desired rise time, settling time, and overshoot. Linear and nonlinear controlled flight simulations were performed with control gains determined using the automated routine. Results show the utility of this method and quantifies how well the linearization characterizes the nonlinear system dynamics.

Descriptors:

• linear systems
• flight simulations
• nonlinear systems
• projectiles
• optimization
• mach number
• trim angle
• monte carlo method
• Guided Munitions

Subject Categories:

• Guided Munitions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE