On the Use of Rigging Angle and Canopy Tilt for Control of a Parafoil and Payload System

Authors

Nathan Slegers, George Fox UniversityFollow
Mark Costello, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

Controllable parafoil and payload aircraft are controlled with downward deflection of left and right parafoil brakes. Lateral control is obtained by differential deflection while longitudinal control is created by collective deflection of the left and right side parafoil brakes. The work reported considers an alternative method to control parafoil and payload air vehicles by tilting the parafoil canopy for lateral control and changing rigging angle for longitudinal control. Using a nonlinear 9 degree of freedom simulation model, it is shown that canopy tilt provides a powerful lateral control mechanism and rigging angle provides a viable longitudinal control mechanism.

Rights

Posted with AIAA permission. Originally presented at the 2003 AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX, 2003. Paper Number AIAA 2003-5609.

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Recommended Citation

Slegers, Nathan and Costello, Mark, "On the Use of Rigging Angle and Canopy Tilt for Control of a Parafoil and Payload System" (2003). Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering. 50.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/mece_fac/50