DocumentCode
484756
Title
State estimation for the VASIMR plasma engine
Author
Lynn, S. ; Ringwood, J. ; Del Valle Gamboa, J.I.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth
fYear
2008
fDate
18-19 June 2008
Firstpage
24
Lastpage
29
Abstract
This paper presents work on the application of virtual metrology techniques to the variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASMIR) engine. The work concentrates on the estimation of internal temperatures of the rocket using state space models and optical emission spectroscopy (OES). These estimations are useful as direct thermal measurements will not be available in the final system design.
Keywords
ion engines; rocket engines; spectroscopy; state estimation; VASIMR plasma engine; direct thermal measurements; internal temperature estimation; optical emission spectroscopy; state estimation; state space models; variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket engine; virtual metrology techniques; Optical Emission Spectroscopy; Plasma Systems; Principal Component Analysis; State Estimation; VASIMR rocket; Virtual Metrology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Signals and Systems Conference, 208. (ISSC 2008). IET Irish
Conference_Location
Galway
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-931-7
Type
conf
Filename
4780924
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