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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen C. Paschall, Ii, Cambridge, MA (US);
Garrett O. Teahan, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen C. Paschall, II, Cambridge, MA (US);
Garrett O. Teahan, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); G05D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention set forth herein describes propulsive guidance methods and apparatus for controlling and shaping an atmospheric skip reentry trajectory for a space vehicle. Embodiments of the invention may utilize a powered explicit guidance algorithm to provide a closed-loop control method for controlling a space vehicle during a skip reentry maneuver.