Control Design for an Inertially Stabilized Rifle

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dc.contributor.authorWhite, Alejandro Porteren
dc.contributor.committeechairLindner, Douglas K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScales, Wayne A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBaumann, William T.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:51Zen
dc.date.adate2008-01-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:51Zen
dc.date.issued2007-12-12en
dc.date.rdate2008-01-08en
dc.date.sdate2007-12-28en
dc.description.abstractAn alternate method for mitigating the depredating physiological affects of a soldiers marksmanship due to combat stressors can be achieved through the design and implementation of a active stabilization system for small arms weapons. The INSTAR system is an innovative active stabilization system designed to decouple the shooter's disturbance effects from the barrel movement. The INSTAR system uses an piezoelectric actuator separating the barrel of the rifle from its stock to stabilize barrel movement. This paper uses various control techniques to develop control algorithms for simulation. The level of performance for each control algorithm is based on how well each they measure up to the criteria developed from the INSTAR system. This paper furthers research on INSTAR by developing and comparing four control designs that may be implemented within the INSTAR system.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12282007-155304en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12282007-155304/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36470en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAlejandro_P_White_Thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectControlen
dc.subjectDisturbance Rejectionen
dc.subjectINSTARen
dc.subjectActive Stabilizationen
dc.subjectJitteren
dc.titleControl Design for an Inertially Stabilized Rifleen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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