Robust Space Launcher Control with Time-Varying Objectives

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach to robust linear time-varying control design for space launchers. It allows the controller to explicitly account for the launcher’s time-varying dynamics and changing control objectives along the ascent trajectory. The latter are readily incorporated via time-varying weighting functions into a mixed sensitivity design. For a traceable and transparent control design, a physically motivated weighting scheme is applied, which requires little tuning effort. The controller is obtained via a novel observer-based finite horizon linear time-varying synthesis approach. It provides a transparent structure which is easy to implement. The approach is used to design a pitch controller for a flexible expendable launch vehicle in atmospheric ascent tracking the open-loop guidance reference signal.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)934-944
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftJournal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Jahrgang47
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 29 Feb. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-6734-704X/work/154739795
ORCID /0000-0002-0016-9637/work/154741865
Mendeley 0200ea0a-ab35-3d87-995c-655bff2a3892
Scopus 85192146447

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