Parafoil
National Institutes of Health
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In this paper, we explore a novel modeling technique to investigate a parafoil flying in wind environments by using computational…
A key challenge facing modern airborne delivery systems, such as parafoils, is the ability to accurately and consistently deliver…
The invention of the steerable, gliding, ram-air parafoil enabled the possibility of precision, autonomous aerial payload…
Terminal guidance of autonomous parafoils is a difficult problem in which wind uncertainty and system underactuation are major…
Current autonomous parafoil and payload aircraft are controlled by deflection of the canopy trailing edge. Asymmetric trailing…
A High-glide system, parafoil-based, allows for a safe steady delivery as well as interference penetration. Based on the…
A parafoil controlled by parafoil brake dee ection offers a lightweight and space-efe cient control mechanism for autonomous…
Numerous papers in the area of parafoil system design have been published over the past 50 years. They cover the following major…
The X-38/Crew Return Vehicle, a lifting body reentry vehicle, has been developed as a lifeboat in case of emergency at the…
For parafoil and payload aircraft, control is affected by changing the length of several rigging lines connected to the outboard…