Spin-stabilized orbital rocket guidance

Gilkey, Jeffrey C.

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Title: Spin-stabilized orbital rocket guidance

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Technologies for guidance of a spin-stabilized orbital rocket are described herein. The spin-stabilized rocket includes a guidance controller. The guidance controller computes parameters of a burn of a second-stage engine of the rocket to reach a desired nominal orbit subsequent to burnout of the first stage of the rocket. The guidance controller computes the burn parameters of the second-stage engine based upon one or more desired orbit parameters and a current position and velocity of the rocket. The computation of the burn parameters is based upon a simulated point-mass model of the motion of the rocket. The guidance controller then controls the rocket to initiate a second-stage burn having the computed burn parameters.

Inventors:: Gilkey, Jeffrey C.

Issue Date:: 2022-04-05

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1892785

Patent Number(s):: 11292617

Application Number:: 16/521,001

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/002 - {Launch systems}
B64G1/24 - Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
B64G1/242 - {Orbits and trajectories}
B64G1/244 - {Attitude control}
B64G1/26 - using jets
B64G1/281 - {Spin-stabilised spacecraft}
B64G1/36 - using sensors, e.g. sun-sensors, horizon sensors
B64G1/403 - {Solid propellant rocket engines

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DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 07/24/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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