OPTIMAL CONTROL OF MANEUVER-INDUCED VIBRATION IN FLEXIBLE AERO AND SPACE VEHICLES.

Abstract

Forces applied to a large, flexible aero or space vehicle in order to change the vehicle's attitude or position will in general also excite undesirable vibration. The added cost in terms of time, complexity of thrust pattern and fuel or total control effort required to effect a given maneuver when the unwanted vibration is suppressed is studied in this paper. Techniques for interpreting optimal solutions to these problems are given based on the use of multiple phase plane plots. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0638734

Entities

People

  • Dean Karnopp

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Maneuvers
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Military Operations
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers