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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Professor B.A. White from the Royal Military College of Science
(Shrivenham) kindly supervised this research, leading to PhD thesis
submission in July 2003.
Many of the ideas explored in this research were formulated when I
was a member of the MBDA Guidance and Control research
department at Bristol. During this time the work on missile guidance
with Dr. D. Vorley was particularly stimulating; I am indebted to him
for the many useful ideas in the field of weave tuning and trajectory
optimisation. Although it is difficult to isolate individuals from those
researchers referenced and whose work has contributed fundamental
to my own, I feel that Kerr, Fitzgerald, Lobia, Li, and Pulford, et. al.
deserve a special mention.
Having created a simulation infrastructure for this research it was
gratifying that MBDA were prepared to take a radical approach, build
upon it, and create a Pan-Project Aircraft and Missile Integration
Simulation (AMIS); Akram Ghulam being the most prominent
supporter. The synergy between the programs has I believe resulted in
two robust, flexible and complimentary simulations; thanks to all
those involved in developing the AMIS, for their suggestions and
patience during software testing. I would especially like to thank Ian
McBride and Rob Zukowski without whom the AMIS would not have
flourished; and in particular Paul Heath who alone is responsible for
the excellent interactive interface.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by
MBDA and the patience shown over the many years it has taken to
produce this work.
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