Title :
Advanced, low-cost rocket engine controller
Author :
Majure, Robert ; Robinson, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Honeywell Space Syst., Clearwater, FL, USA
Abstract :
The rapid growth in demand for spacecraft launch services has spawned a need for a variety of new, innovative, and low-cost propulsion technologies. Advanced, low-cost rocket engine controllers are a critical part of the technology required. Future rocket engine controllers will require numerous features not widely available today including low recurring and non-recurring cost, adaptability to different engines, engine health management capability, protection against single-event radiation effects, and fault tolerant options
Keywords :
aerospace control; computer architecture; controllers; fault tolerant computing; pressure control; rocket engines; ESN; adaptability; control loop; controller architecture; engine health management; fault tolerant options; liquid fuel motor; nonrecurring cost; prototype; recurring cost; rocket engine controller; single-event radiation effects; solid fule motor; spacecraft launch services; Actuators; Costs; Engines; Industrial control; Propulsion; Rockets; Size control; Space technology; Space vehicles; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4150-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1997.637277
