Airborne Vehicle Guidance and Control Systems is a broad and wide- angled engineering and technological area for research, and continues to be important not only in military defense systems but also in industrial process control and in commercial transportation networks such as various Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The book fills a long-standing gap in the literature. The author is retired from the Air Force Institute and received the Air Force's Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award.

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Airborne Vehicle Guiance and Control Systems is a broad and wide- angled engineering and technological area for research, and contributes to be important not only in miliatry defense systems but also in industrial process control and in commercial transportation networks sich as various Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The book fills a long-standing gap in the literature.

Inhalt
Introduction - The Generalized Vehicle Equations of Motion - Aerodynamic Forces and Coefficients - Vehicle Guidance Laws - Robot Delivery Systems - Strategic Vehicles - Cruise Vehicles - Appendices (Fundamental Constants, Glossary of Terms, List of Acronyms, The Standard Atmospheric Model, Vehicle Classification, Past and Present Vehicle Systems - Properties of Conics, Radar Frequency Bands, Selected Conversion Factors)