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Robust parafoil terminal guidance using massively parallel processing

Rogers et al., 2013

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8575216547138853594
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Rogers J
Slegers N
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Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

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Terminal guidance of autonomous parafoils is a difficult problem in which wind uncertainty and system underactuation are major challenges. Existing strategies almost exclusively use impact error as the criterion for optimality. Practical airdrop systems, however, must also …
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    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
    • G05D1/101—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/104—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft involving a plurality of aircrafts, e.g. formation flying
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    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/0011—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot associated with a remote control arrangement
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    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/042—Control of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
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