Control of Spacecraft and Aircraft / Arthur E. Bryson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryson, Arthur E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space vehicles--Attitude control systems.

Space vehicles.

Airplanes--Control systems.

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here a leading researcher provides a comprehensive treatment of the design of automatic control logic for spacecraft and aircraft. In this book Arthur Bryson 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. Throughout the book there is a strong emphasis on the mathematical modeling necessary for designing a good feedback control system. The appendixes summarize analysis of linear dynamic systems, synthesis of analog and digital feedback control, simulation, and modeling of flexible vehicles.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Natural Motions of Rigid Spacecraft

Chapter 2. Spacecraft Sensors and Attitude Determination

Chapter 3. Attitude Control with Thrusters

Chapter 4. Attitude Control with Reaction Wheels

Chapter 5. Attitude Stabilization with Spin

Chapter 6. Attitude Control with a Gimbaled Momentum Wheel

Chapter 7. Attitude Control during Thrust Maueuvers

Chapter 8. Control of Translational Motions

Chapter 9. Flexibility and Fuel Slosh

Chapter 10. Natural Motions of Rigid Aircraft

Chapter 11. Aircraft Seusors

Chapter 12. Control of Longitudinal Motions of Aircraft

Chapter 13. Control of Lateral Motions of Aircraft

Chapter 14. Control of Helicopters near Hover

Chapter 15. Aeroelastic Systems

Appendix A. Linear System Representations

Appendix B. Steady-State Control

Appendix C. Synthesis of Analog Control Logic

Appendix D. Synthesis of Digital Control Logic

Appendix E. Simulation

Appendix F. Modeling Flexible Systems

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [369-375]) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781680159295

1680159291

9781400880034

1400880033

OCLC:

1002232439