Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 20, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Here a leading researcher provides a comprehensive treatment of the design of automatic control logic for spacecraft and aircraft. In this book author 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. -- Provided by publisher.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Natural Motions of Rigid Spacecraft; 1.1 Translational Motions in Space; 1.2 Translational Motions in Circular Orbit; 1.3 Rotational Motions in Space; 1.4 Rotational Motions in Circular Orbit; 1.5 Disturbances; Chapter 2 -- Spacecraft Sensors and Attitude Determination; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Infra-Red, Optical, and Radar Sensors; 2.3 Orbital Gyrocompassing; 2.4 Gyros; 2.5 Inertial Measurement Units; Chapter 3 -- Attitude Control with Thrusters.

3.1 Fast versus Slow Attitude Control3.2 Fast Attitude Control Using Proportional Thrusters; 3.3 Fast Attitude Control Using On-Off Thrusters; Chapter 4 -- Attitude Control with Reaction Wheels; 4.1 Fast Control; 4.2 Slow Pitch Control Using Gravity Desaturation; 4.3 Slow Roll/Yaw Control Using Gravity Desaturation; Chapter 5 -- Attitude Stabilization with Spin; 5.1 Spin Stabilization; 5.2 Nutation Damping; 5.3 Dual Spin; 5.4 Offset Axial Thruster; Chapter 6 -- Attitude Control with a Gimbaled Momentum Wheel; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Fast Control; 6.3 Slow Control Using Gravity Desaturation.

Chapter 7 -- Attitude Control during Thrust Maneuvers7.1 Using Reaction Jets; 7.2 Using a Gimbaled Engine; 7.3 Using Off-Modulation or Spin; Chapter 8 -- Control of Translational Motions; 8.1 Fast Control; 8.2 Slow Control in Nearly Circular Orbit; Cross Track; 8.3 Slow Control in Circular Orbit; In-Track/Radial; Chapter 9 -- Flexibility and Fuel Slosh; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Control Synthesis Using One Vibration Mode; 9.3 Parasitic Modes; 9.4 Control with Fuel Slosh; 9.5 Robust Compensator Synthesis; Chapter 10 -- Natural Motions of Rigid Aircraft; 10.1 Equations of Motion.

10.2 Natural Longitudinal Motions10.3 Natural Lateral Motions; 10.4 Wind Disturbances; Chapter 11 -- Aircraft Sensors; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Vertical Gyros; 11.3 Directional Gyros; 11.4 Inertial Measurement Units; 11.5 Baro-Inertial Altimeters; Chapter 12 -- Control of Longitudinal Motions of Aircraft; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Steady-State Control; 12.3 Observability and Controllability; 12.4 Control of Climb Rate and Airspeed; 12.5 Control of Altitude and Airspeed; 12.6 Glide-Slope Capture and Hold; 12.7 Flare; Chapter 13 -- Control of Lateral Motions of Aircraft; 13.1 Introduction.

13.2 Steady Bank Angle and Lateral Specific Force13.3 Steady Sideslip and Yaw Rate; 13.4 Observability and Controllability of Lateral Modes; 13.5 Control of Bank Angle and Sideforce; 13.6 Control of Heading and Sideforce; 13.7 Control of Track and Sideforce; Chapter 14 -- Control of Helicopters near Hover; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 Small Deviations from Steady Hover; 14.3 Steady-State Control near Hover; 14.4 Control of Velocity Vector and Yaw Rate; Chapter 15 -- Aeroelastic Systems; 15.1 Introduction; 15.2 A Simple System with a Flutter Mode; 15.3 Flutter Suppression for a Simple System.

Appendix A -- Linear System Representations.

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