TIME-OPTIMAL ATTITUDE CONTROL OF A SPINNING VEHICLE,

Abstract

The design of efficient attitude control systems for extra-atmospheric vehicles is of considerable importance. The research discussed in this paper is directed to the problem of re-orienting a spinning vehicle in minimum time. The controllers are assumed to be thrust limited reaction jets (or small rockets). The primary objectives of this research can be summarized as follows: (1) To obtain efficient mathematical techniques for computing the time optimal control law for a wide class of vehicles in which small changes in attitude are required, and (2) to demonstrate the influence of spin rate, vehicle geometry, control magnitude and thruster configuration on the time required to optimally re-orient a spinning vehicle. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0652221

Entities

People

  • Dirk H. De Does

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Entry Control Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Geometry
  • Rockets
  • Thrust
  • Thrusters

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers