Flight control of an airborne vehicle at low velocity

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1997-07-10

1999-03-02

Jordan, Charles T.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Missile stabilization or trajectory control

Automatic guidance

244 315, F41G 700

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058759930

ABSTRACT:
A control system for controlling an airborne vehicle at a time of low aerodynamic moment is provided. The control system includes combined aerodynamic and thrust vector control actuators, a quaternion generator which determines a quaternion error value defining the error between the quaternion of the vehicle and the commanded quaternion; and a controller which controls the actuators based on the quaternion error value, an aerodynamic control gain and a thrust vector control gain.

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