This paper proposes a simplified path-following control method for an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) considering towed Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV). For dealing with an effective USV dynamic model, 1st order of the linear system with time delay and gain value are applied rather than applying a non-linear dynamic model, and it is identified with real vessel data from several straight and turning experiments. Then, USV attitude and velocity are controlled by multi-loop Proportional-Derivative (PD) and proportional controller. A USV guidance scheme is derived through a UUV guidance scheme to support autonomous navigation for towed UUV, and combination of cross track and Line of Sight (LOS) guidance is presented for adaptive path following. Finally, to validate the performance of the proposed USV path-following control method with respect to the towed UUV guidance scheme, the results of simulations are presented.

A guided missile is a weapon system used in the interception of a ballistic missile using kinetic energy of a kill vehicle. The DACS (Divert and Attitude Control System) is a quick reaction propulsion system and subsystem of a kill vehicle that provides control over positions of a kill vehicle. The DACS allows for the interception of its target with greater accuracy and reliability. A Kill vehicle needs to move at high speed in a bid to intercept a ballistic missile after detecting a target. Thus, the weight reduction design of DACs system is required. The DACS operates under high temperature and pressure environment. In this study, one-way FSI (Fluid and Structure Interaction) analysis were conducted for various types of weight reduction valve model to validate its robustness. Through this process, we suggest an optimized weight reduction valve model