AUTOMATED CONTROL OF MULTIPLE GROUND VEHICLES
International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The Drone Formation Control System (DFCS) was developed by IBM, Federal Systems Division in 1976 under contract to the US Army White Sands Missil...
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International Foundation for Telemetering
1982
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613162 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/613162 |
| Summary: | International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The Drone Formation Control System (DFCS) was developed by IBM, Federal Systems
Division in 1976 under contract to the US Army White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) to
provide precise automatic closed-loop control for multiple target aircraft.
The unique DFCS distance measuring equipment (DME) data link allows for both range
measurement and the transmission of both command and telemetry data on a single
frequency (915 MHz).
The DFCS is controlled by a federated chain of microprocessors linked to a large scale
IBM System 360 Model 75. The unique data link embedded in a system totally driven by
software allowed the DFCS to be modified for automatic control of multiple ground targets
as well as aerial targets.
This paper briefly describes the DFCS and the modifications performed for ground target
control. The DFCS RF modulation/demodulation technique is emphasized. |
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