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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 99 - Boulder - March 2007
Agenda Location	4 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 4.2 Government Agencies Summary Reports 4.2.3 US Air Force 4.2.3.1 Air Force Research Lab
Title	Air Force Research Lab
Presenter	Dave Doman
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Abstract	The Control Science Center of Excellence at the Air Force Research Laboratory is focused on control related research in three areas: cooperative control of unmanned air vehicles, fault tolerant autonomous space access & prompt global strike and aerodynamic flow control. The current research in UAV cooperative control is focused on providing the ability to perform ISR tasks in a cluttered urban terrain, identify and tag targets for separate shooters and communicate with special operations personnel on the ground. Flight tests utilizing a small and micro-UAV are underway and are demonstrating the ability of multiple UAVs to accomplish the objectives outlined above. Research in space-access has focused on providing fault-tolerant autonomous capabilities for all flight phases. Two 6.2 programs are underway to develop these capabilities for the ascent and reentry flight phases, which will add to the capabilities demonstrated in past programs for terminal area energy management and approach and landing. Work has continued on the development of a dynamic model of an airbreathing scramjet powered vehicle that includes interactions between the aerodynamics, propulsion system, structure and thermal environment. The model is being used to identify feasible configuration modifications that can make such vehicles more amenable to feedback control techniques of any type. Work has continued in the area of aerodynamic flow control. Identifying order reduction methods for fluid dynamic equations that work well in conjunction with feedback control has been the primary focus of this effort.