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Guidance and Control of Hypersonic Vehicle |
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| Research >> Aerospace Engineering Research |
Faculty: D. Subbaram Naidu
Graduate Students: Martin Murillo
Collaborators: US Air Force Research Laboratory
Project Description:
The US Air Force has recognized hypersonics as one of the key
technologies to be developed for the 21st century and that hypersonic
technology and ramjet/SCRamjet propulsion offer potentially large
increase in speed, altitude and range with flexible recall, en route
redirection and return to base for military operations such as
interceptor, reconnaissance and orbital transport. In pursuing this
direction, research is focused on guidance and control (G&C)
strategies for hypersonic vehicles for military applications. In this
work, we address the G&C issues for various missions such as
ascent-to-orbit, atmospheric entry, hypersonic cruise, and orbital
transfer operations.