Optimal horizontal guidance law for aircraft in the terminal area.A complete nonlinear control law is derived for guiding an aircraft in minimum time from an arbitrary initial position and heading to a prescribed terminal position and heading in the horizontal plane. The solution is obtained with the aid of the maximum principle, and is implemented by constructing a digital-computer program for the resulting switching logic.
Document ID
19720035621
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Pecsvaradi, T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1972
Subject Category
Navigation
Meeting Information
Meeting: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 5th, University of Hawaii