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Railgun Hyper Velocity Projectile

SITUATION:  As part of a DARPA funded project, JHUAPL was required to develop an engineering analysis of an under-actuated version of a hyper velocity guided projectile.  The concern was that the fin actuators needed to…

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SM-6 Guidance Estimation Filter

SITUATION:  As the an independent third party reviewer for oversight on Navy programs, JHUAPL was tasked to ensure mission requirements were being met with the SM-6 product line being produced by Raytheon.  Derived from the…

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Control Moment Gyro R&D

SITUATION:  As an internal research and development project the problem of how to prolong the life of a spacecraft or space-based asset was addressed.  Typical control moment gyros (CMGs) maintain the attitude requirements of the…

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Hypersonic Vehicle Autopilot

SITUATION:  The client Leidos was performing work for the Air Force who was interested in maturing the technical readiness of a hypersonic weapon to meet the threat posed from overseas.  Though hypersonic technology had been…

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Hypersonic Vehicle Guidance Algorithm

SITUATION:  Leidos Inc was performing work for the Air Force who was interested in maturing the technical readiness of a hypersonic weapon to meet the threat posed from overseas.  Though hypersonic technology had been around…

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