Spacecraft Control over a Segment of the Atmospheric Reentry Trajectory using On-Board computers,

Abstract

The report presents 2 descriptions of a computerized automatic control system for the trajectory of a spacecraft in the first stage of reentry at speeds greater than 7 m per sec, i.e., the stage in which the spacecraft is deflected beyond the atmosphere. The primary purpose of the control system is to bring the spacecraft to a secondary reentry that is a given distance away from the initial reentry point, regardless of the large set of possible initial conditions and acting disturbances. To reduce the volume of prelaunch data storage, the proposed system combines computational prediction of the paramaters of motion with the principles of closed loop feedback. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750520

Entities

People

  • E. I. Mitroshin
  • I. S. Ukolov
  • L. G. Oleinichenko
  • V. E. Kraizman

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere Entry
  • Atmospheres
  • Automatic
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Feedback
  • Orbits
  • Spacecraft
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers