KIDSDOM: AN INTERNET-BASED ALCOHOL PREVENTION TOOL

Not Available Rapid advances in GPS technology and the development of micro-mechanical inertial sensors have made it feasible to develop low-cost/high-accuracy navigation systems for applications such as the guidance of precision munitions. While the integrated GPS/INS technology offers an inexpensive navigation solution, the weapons systems relying on this technology are susceptible to jamming from external sources. If the jamming sources are localized, it is feasible to direct the flight vehicle in such a way as to shield the GPS antenna from jamming sources during its flight towards the target. Since this would involve the synergistic control of the vehicle flight path and attitude, the resulting control task is an integrated guidance-autopilot logic synthesis problem. This proposal advances tow approaches for deriving solutions to this integrated guidance-autopilot problem. Phase I research will demonstrate the integrated design methodology, and will illustrate the performance of the body-shading guidance-autopilot logics using a six degrees-of-freedom precision munitions simulation. Phase I research will also identify the sensor and estimation requirements for implementing the body-shading guidance technology. Phase II work will apply the integrated guidance algorithm to precision munitions identified by the Air Force. Application of advanced signal processing methodologies will also be explored during Phase II research.