Control of spacecraft and aircraft

• Main Author: Bryson, Arthur E.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1994.
• Subjects: Space vehicles > Attitude control systems.; Airplanes > Control systems.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 1400880033; 9781400880034; 9781680159295; 1680159291; 9780691087825; 0691087822
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Here a leading researcher provides a comprehensive treatment of the design of automatic control logic for spacecraft and aircraft. In this book author describes the linear-quadratic-regulator (LQR) method of feedback control synthesis, which coordinates multiple controls, producing graceful maneuvers comparable to those of an expert pilot. The first half of the work is about attitude control of rigid and flexible spacecraft using momentum wheels, spin, fixed thrusters, and gimbaled engines. Guidance for nearly circular orbits is discussed. The second half is about aircraft attitude and flight path control. This section discusses autopilot designs for cruise, climb-descent, coordinated turns, and automatic landing. One chapter deals with controlling helicopters near hover, and another offers an introduction to the stabilization of aeroelastic instabilities. --