Reusable launchers: development of a coupled flight mechanics, guidance, and control benchmark

P Simplício, A Marcos, S Bennani - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper studies the mechanics of reusable retropropelled flight of slender low lift-to-drag
bodies via integrated guidance and control simulations. To do this, a simulation benchmark …

Unified-loop structured H-infinity control for aerodynamic steering of reusable rockets

M Sagliano, JAM Hernández, S Farì… - Journal of Guidance …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper investigates the use of structured robust techniques for the control design of the
aerodynamic descent phase of a reusable rocket. A unified control strategy based on the …

Robust control for reusable rockets via structured h-infinity synthesis

M Sagliano, T Tsukamoto, A Heidecker… - 2021 - elib.dlr.de
This paper discusses the problem of synthesizing robust controllers for reusable
rocketsduring the aerodynamic descent phase. Emphasis is given to a well-established …

Legacy recovery and robust augmentation structured design for the VEGA launcher

D Navarro‐Tapia, A Marcos, P Simplício… - … Journal of Robust …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a systematic robust control framework based on the structured
approach to address the synthesis of the atmospheric ascent‐flight control system of a …

Robust control design for flexible guidance of the aerodynamic descent of reusable launchers

A Iannelli, D Gkouletsos, RS Smith - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2171. vid Rocket reusability is a
key-factor for a sustainable and cost-effective future of space missions. Despite successes in …

Self-scheduled and structured H synthesis : A launch vehicle application

D Saussié, Q Barbès, C Bérard - 2013 American Control …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new application of structured H∞ synthesis to tune self-scheduled
controllers. Newly available MATLAB-based tools allow to tune fixed-structure linear …

Structured H-infinity control based on classical control parameters for the VEGA launch vehicle

D Navarro-Tapia, A Marcos… - 2016 IEEE Conference …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes a methodology for structured H-infinity synthesis that reconciles
classical and robust control concepts. The aim is to provide a transparent and …

Structured Robust Control for the Aerodynamic Steering of Reusable Rockets

M Sagliano, S Farì, JM Hernandéz, A Heidecker… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the use of structured H∞ control for the aerodynamic descent phase
of a reusable rocket. A unified control strategy for attitude and position is proposed and …

[PDF][PDF] Structured h-infinity control design for the VEGA launch vehicle: Recovery of the legacy control behaviour

D Navarro-Tapia, A Marcos, S Bennani… - Proceedings of the 10th …, 2017 - tasc-group.com
This article addresses the design of the atmospheric ascent-flight control system of a launch
vehicle using the structured H∞ synthesis technique. The main goal is to provide a …

Structured H∞ synthesis for flexible launcher control

M Ganet-Schoeller, J Desmariaux - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the feasibility of structured H∞ control design is demonstrated in
representative environment for flexible launcher control during non-stationary ascent phase …