The primary objective of this study was to determine whether Return To Launch Site (RTLS) abort at T seconds along the launch trajectory of the Personnel Launch System (PLS) is possible using optimal control theory. The secondary objective is to assess effects of bank angle constraint, lift coefficient constraint, free and fixed final boundary conditions, etc. of the vehicle. The PLS is a complementary system to the Space Shuttle.


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    Title :

    Optimal Rtls Abort Trajectories for an Hl-20 Personnel Launch Vehicle


    Contributors:
    K. Dutton (author)

    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English