Recently, several aircraft which lack vertical tails have been developed, the so-called 'tailless aircraft'. For directional stability, these aircraft are actively controlled using devices such as drag rudders. In the case of winged re-entry vehicles, it will be useful to apply this technology, especially from the structural viewpoint. In this paper, a tailless configuration of the HOPE-X (H-II Orbiting Plane Experimental), a winged re-entry vehicle being developed by the National Aerospace Laboratory and the National Space Development Agency of Japan, was analyzed. Laterial/directional control laws were designed for this configuration using the MDM/MDP approach. Though directional stability degenerated without fins, the vehicle was stabilized and controlled to a certain degree using split elevons.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Feasibility Study of Lateral/Directional Control of Winged Re-entry Vehicle with Split Elevons


    Contributors:
    T. Tsukamoto (author) / M. Yanagihara (author) / T. Suito (author)

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    28 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English