Control Strategies of an Inverted Pendulum.

Abstract

In a space booster on takeoff, a control system must be employed to prevent the rocket from falling over as it is forced upward by the engines. One accurate dynamic model of the space booster on takeoff is the inverted pendulum. This paper investigated the inverted pendulum system from development of equations of motion, through implementation of an actual inverted pendulum system using state variable feedback control. The concept of state variable feedback was analyzed in determining a solution to the problem of control of the inverted pendulum. Most importantly, design and construction of a working, solid state controlled, inverted pendulum demonstration model was accomplished. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110613

Entities

People

  • Richard Warren Harding

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Eigenvalues
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Measurement
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Power Supplies
  • Schools
  • Simulations
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers