Near-minimum-time three-dimensional maneuvers of rigid and flexible spacecraft /

The purpose of this research is to control the attitude of rigid and flexible spacecraft in three-dimensions in a minimal amount of time. Vibration suppression will be accomplished passively using input smoothing, which is extremely important when dealing with flexible structures. Additionally, a c...

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Main Author: Bell, Mark James, 1968-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1993.
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Summary:The purpose of this research is to control the attitude of rigid and flexible spacecraft in three-dimensions in a minimal amount of time. Vibration suppression will be accomplished passively using input smoothing, which is extremely important when dealing with flexible structures. Additionally, a closed form solution to the open-loop control problem is desirable to limit the computational requirements of performing a complex three-dimensional maneuver. A robust Liapunov tracking controller, which is used to regulate the effects of modeling errors and nonlinear effects, is also presented.
Item Description:"Major Subject: Aerospace Engineering".
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Physical Description:viii, 59 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.