Analysis of effect of perturbations, due to wind in particular, on precision of sounding-rocket trajectories shows advantage of employing attitude control during first seconds of flight; concept is applied in BER stage, which is controlled during 20 sec of its burning by four cluster-mounted, low-thrust rockets; BER stage was first applied to BERENICE (whence its name) program and then to TITUS and TIBERE rocket projects, conceived by ONERA; controlling system uses signals from gyroscopic sensors; controlling law, adapted to characteristics of rocket whose small fins facilitate adaptation, is optimized statistically; performance characteristics achieved.
Controlled booster stage "BER" for sounding rockets
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 4 , n 9
1967
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Controlled booster stage ''BER'' for sounding rockets.
AIAA | 1967
|CONTROLLED BOOSTER STAGE -BER- FOR SOUNDING-ROCRETS
AIAA | 1967
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