APPLICATION OF HIGH MOMENT-PRODUCING TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROL OF A MANNED SPACE VEHICLE.

Abstract

The application is studied of high moment-producing techniques for the attitude control of manned space vehicles which perform orbital transfer, rendezvous, and lifting re-entry maneuvers. The specific accomplishments were: (a) establishment of control system, subsystem and component requirements for critical vehicle flight phases, and (b) analysis of promising techniques for performing the flight control functions required during the various maneuvers. A hypothetical vehicle was selected and its space mission was analyzed to determine the attitude control requirements. The rendezvous and re-entry maneuvers were found to be especially demanding on the attitude control system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0439202

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Maneuvers
  • Missions
  • Rendezvous
  • Space Missions
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers