Glide guidance for reusable launch vehicles using analytical dynamics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.105678
Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes a novel glide guidance law for the reusable launch vehicle (RLV), in which longitudinal and lateral paths are separately designed to quickly derive guidance commands. First, an altitude profile is designed… read more here.
Keywords: virtual target; reusable launch; guidance law; glide guidance ... See more keywords
Guidance of Reusable Launchers: Improving Descent and Landing Performance
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DOI: 10.2514/1.g004155
Abstract: The sizing and capability definitions of reusable launchers during high-speed recovery are very challenging problems. In this paper, a convex optimization guidance algorithm for this type of system... read more here.
Keywords: launchers improving; reusable launchers; descent landing; guidance reusable ... See more keywords