Model and control problem for space vehicles with propellant slosh

Author

Sahin, Merve ; Cihan, Melahat ; Kaya, Metin Orhan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Istanbul Tech. Univ., Istanbul, Turkey

fYear

2015

Firstpage

461

Lastpage

466

Abstract

This paper contains calculations about propellant slosh for an upper stage rocket. The liquid fuel is modeled by using an equivalent mechanical model, from this point of view the stability of this rocket is examined by means of mass-spring model. In theory, a nonlinear mathematical model is derived and nonlinear feedback control laws are used. Specifications of the Attitude Vernier Upper Module (AVUM) upper stage rocket Vega are chosen for simulations. The results of this study are obtained for first four slosh modes.

Keywords

feedback; mechanical stability; nonlinear control systems; propellants; rockets; sloshing; space vehicles; springs (mechanical); AVUM upper stage rocket Vega; attitude vernier upper module; equivalent mechanical model; liquid fuel; mass-spring model; nonlinear feedback control law; nonlinear mathematical model; propellant slosh; upper stage rocket stability; Acceleration; Fuels; Liquids; Mathematical model; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Lagrange equations; equivalent mechanical model; nonlinear dynamics; propellant slosh;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2015 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-7760-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAST.2015.7208389

Filename

7208389