Horizontal takeoff airbreathing-propulsion launch vehicles require near-optimal guidance and control which takes into account performance sensitivities to atmospheric characteristics while satisfying physically-derived operational constraints. A generic trajectory/control analysis tool that deepens insight into these considerations has been applied to two versions of a winged-cone vehicle model. Information that is critical to the design and trajectory of these vehicles is derived, and several unusual characteristics of the airbreathing propulsion model are shown to have potentially substantial effects on vehicle dynamics.
Evaluation of some significant issues affecting trajectory and control management for air-breathing hypersonic vehicles
AIAA, International Aerospace Planes Conference ; 1992 ; Orlando, FL, United States
1992-12-01
Conference paper
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English
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