An Accurate Guidance Algorithm for Implementation Onboard Satellite Launch Vehicles

Authors

Department of Electronical Engineering,Sharif University of Technology

Abstract

An algorithm for guiding a launch vehicle carrying a small satellite to a sun synchronous
LEO is presented. Before the launch, a nominal path and the corresponding nominal control law for
the entire journey are computed. For each sampling instant during the guided
ight, a linear equation
approximately relating the di erences between the actual and nominal values is considered, and a Least-
Squares formula using data from on-line state measurements is applied to compute the actual control.
The coecient matrices of the Least-Squares formula can be determined by o -line computations. The
method enjoys simplicity of implementation by onboard computers, as well as robust accuracy against
strong winds and uncertainties in thrust magnitude.

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Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Transactions on Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering (D)
December 2010
  • Receive Date: 03 January 2011
  • Revise Date: 10 December 2024
  • Accept Date: 03 January 2011