This paper describes the complete control strategy developed for EAGLE, a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing vehicle conceived and realized by DLR, German Aerospace Center for the testing and the validation of guidance, navigation, and control technologies. A nonlinear controller, divided in thrust-vector control and position control, based on sliding-mode theory, has been developed. Simulations and real flight tests, realized in a DLR ad hoc facility, are described. Results show that the proposed control strategy is able to successfully control EAGLE in a highly constrained scenario as well as in the presence of multiple uncertainties and disturbances.


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    Title :

    Simulations and Flight Tests of a New Nonlinear Controller for the EAGLE Lander


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    Publication date :

    2018-10-10


    Size :

    14 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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