Open AccessAutoreturn Function for a Remotely Piloted Vehicle
Author(s) -
John McMinn,
Edwin K. Jackson
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
aiaa guidance, navigation, and control conference and exhibit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.2002-4673
Subject(s) - computer science , function (biology) , biology , evolutionary biology
An algorithm to maneuver an air vehicle to intercept and follow a pre-planned path while remaining within an arbitrary, closed boundary is outlined. The immediate application is for an autonomous lost-link return-to-runway function for a remotely piloted vehicle being developed by NASA, but other applications are hypothesized. Results of implementation in a flight simulator are given. Nomenclature
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