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Skelton, G. B.

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Development of control systems for space shuttle vehicles, volume 1

Control of winged two-stage space shuttle vehicles was investigated. Control requirements were determined and systems capable of meeting these requirements were synthesized. Control requirements unique to shuttles were identified. It is shown that these requirements can be satisfied by conventional control logics. Linear gain schedule controllers predominate. Actuator saturations require nonlinear compensation in some of the control systems.

Stone, C. R.

Active flexure control today

Active control of flexure degrees of freedom for solving aeroelasticity problems of space shuttle vehicles

Skelton, G. B.

Launch booster gust alleviation.

Controller design for booster gust alleviation, considering stochastic minimization problem solved by iteration yielding linear finite time controller with time-varying gains

ROCKET BOOSTER

Launch booster gust alleviation.

Design of gust alleviation controls for boost phase flight of missiles incorporating random winds, time-varying missile dynamics, control problem, etc

WIND EFFECT