AAE 450 Spring 2008 Jeffrey Stuart January 17, 2008 Dynamics and Control Initial Inertia Matrix and Launch Scenario Considerations
Basic Inertia Matrix Image credit: Michael Walker Assumptions: constant mass uniform density axisymmetric
AAE 450 Spring 2008 Launch Scenarios Traditional Ground Launch –Active Steering: thrust vectoring, control surfaces –Passive Steering: gravity turn Air Launch –Drop detachment –Thrust detachment Assisted Ground Launch –Control of Launch Angle –Needs to withstand high accelerations: 30.1g Dynamics and Control Future Work Develop Rigid Body Equations of Motion Develop Steering Law
AAE 450 Spring 2008 References Rockoon Sounding Rockets SpaceShipOne Railgun Launching Dynamics and Control
Railgun Acceleration Calculation AAE 450 Spring 2008 Parameters: 400km orbitμ = km 3 /s 2 1km launch railR earth = 6356km Δv = 0.1*v circ (no Δv losses)constant acceleration Acceleration of 30.06g Dynamics and Control