Aeronautics and astronautics – Missile stabilization or trajectory control – Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
Patent
1992-01-03
1993-02-23
Barefoot, Galen
Aeronautics and astronautics
Missile stabilization or trajectory control
Externally mounted stabilizing appendage
114246, 244135A, B64C 3702, B64D 300, B64D 3900
Patent
active
051883139
ABSTRACT:
The towed glider flight control system of the invention has a towing frame interconnecting and pivotally connected at each end to the towed glider and the towing aircraft. Sensors measuring the angular relationships between the towing frame and the towed glider and the rage of change in these relationships and sensors measuring flight conditions of the glider and towing aircraft are connected to the input of a computer of which the output connects to the glider aerodynamic control surface. The computer determines differences between sensor sensed parameter values existing when a selected spatial geometric relationship exists between the glider and towing aircraft and sensor parameter values received by the computer from the sensors and from these differences the computer calculates motions required of the glider aerodynamic flight path control surfaces to establish a glider flight which establish and maintain the selected spatial geometric relationship of the glider and towing aircraft.
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McKenzie, WO88/05395, Pub S.R. Jul. 28, 1988.
Barefoot Galen
Hanger Willard M.
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
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