Personnel Airdrop Simulation

We develop an object-oriented simulation that models the airdrop mission of a U.S. transport aircraft, the C-1 7 Globemaster III. The simulation, written in MODSIM III, is based on three basic object types: an aircraft, a wake vortex, and a paratrooper. The aircraft object provides the required aero...

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Published in:Simulation (San Diego, Calif.) Calif.), 2001-01, Vol.76 (1), p.4-21
Main Authors: Fox, Scott M., Bailey, T. Glenn, Carlton, William B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
Airdrops
Computational methods in fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Encounters
Exact sciences and technology
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Physics
Risk
Vortices
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Summary:We develop an object-oriented simulation that models the airdrop mission of a U.S. transport aircraft, the C-1 7 Globemaster III. The simulation, written in MODSIM III, is based on three basic object types: an aircraft, a wake vortex, and a paratrooper. The aircraft object provides the required aerodynamic constants for simulating the wake vortices generated off each wingtip; the vortex object includes velocity field and decay models as well as a position algorithm; and the paratrooper object implements a 6-degree-of-freedom trajectory model. Using the simulation, we generate vortex encounter information for various formations and wind conditions, and quantify the associated risk of paratrooper/vortex encounters in a potential en counter rate. Time over the drop zone is a primary concern in any airdrop operation, and the results of this analysis form a tool that allows the ground com mander to assess the risk involved in decreasing that time.
ISSN:0037-5497
1741-3133
DOI:10.1177/003754970107600101