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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 115 - Portland, OR - March 2015
Agenda Location	5 SUBCOMMITTEE D – DYNAMICS, COMPUTATIONS, AND ANALYSIS 5.1 Control Science for Hypersonic Systems
Title	Control Science for Hypersonic Systems
Presenter	Michael Bolender
Affiliation	AFRL
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Abstract	This presentation highlights two efforts that are on-going in the area of hypersonic guidance and control at AFRL. The results of recent wind tunnel testing to study the stability and control characteristics of two hypersonic aircraft is given. HIFiRE Flight 6, which is a flight experiment to study the performance of adaptive control for a hypersonic vehicle is then discussed. The flight test objectives, methodology, vehicle system, and challenges are explained. A detailed look at the adaptive dynamic inversion control law that will be flown is given. The adaptive control law was developed specifically for scramjet powered vehicles to take advantage of the coupling of the aerodynamics and propulsion system.