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We present a linear optimal control law to control an unmanned reentry vehicle to a reference. The control law is locally optimal minimizing a quadratic performance index at discrete points on the reference. Simulation results show that the controller eliminates trajectory errors resulting from off-nominal entry conditions and aerodynamics as well as atmospheric disturbances.
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Roenneke, A.J., Well, K.H. (1994). Linear Optimal Control for Reentry Flight. In: Bulirsch, R., Kraft, D. (eds) Computational Optimal Control. ISNM International Series of Numerical Mathematics, vol 115. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8497-6_27
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