The object of the study was to set the theoretical and experimental basis for a preliminary design of a ram wing vehicle. A simplified one-dimensional mathematical model is developed in an attempt to estimate the stability derivatives of this type of vehicle. Although very basic, the approach that was taken allows for any geometry of both the model and the guideway. A survey is made of various possible testing techniques. The experimental results obtained using the towing tank technique are reported and compared with the computed estimates.
A linearized model of the pitch-heave dynamics of a Tracked Ram Air Cushion Vehicle is presented. This model is based on aerodynamic theory which has ...
In the study of automatically steered rubber tired vehicles, little emphasis in the past has been placed on the steering control laws. The report exam...
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