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Side thrusters firing logic for artillery rocket

Rafał Ożóg Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Robert Głębocki Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Mariusz Jacewicz Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract:
This paper contributes to a new type of guidance scheme dedicated for artillery rocket which is based on trajectory tracking method. It was assumed that rocket is equipped with a finite set of single use solid propellant side thrusters. Frequency modulation of the pulses was used to achieve effective firing logic. The proposed guidance law is applicable in the last phase of flight, just before hitting a target. Correction engine activation sequence was chosen in such a way that possibility of rocket axial unbalance is minimized due to motors firing. The numerical simulation results indicate that significant dispersion reduction was achieved and number of activated side rocket thrusters is minimized. Better overall performance was achieved when compared to other state of the art methods.
Keywords: Navigation; Nonlinear control; Tracking
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Rafał Ożóg, Robert Głębocki, Mariusz Jacewicz: Side thrusters firing logic for artillery rocket. Proceedings of the 2019 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Milan, Italy. April 2019. CEAS-GNC-2019-048.
BibTeX entry:

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2019-048,
    authors = {O\.{z}\'{o}g, Rafa\l{} and G\l{}\k{e}bocki, Robert and Jacewicz, Mariusz},
    title = {Side thrusters firing logic for artillery rocket},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2019 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
    address = {Milan, Italy},
    month = apr,
    year = {2019},
    note = {CEAS-GNC-2019-048}
}