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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Teresa Anne Claggett, Seattle, WA (US);
Darin William Brekke, Fox Island, WA (US);
Richard Donovan Jones, Issaquah, WA (US);
Teresa Anne Claggett, Seattle, WA (US);
Darin William Brekke, Fox Island, WA (US);
Richard Donovan Jones, Issaquah, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for managing a plurality of thrusters in a platform. The method and apparatuses comprise operating the plurality of thrusters in the platform with a thruster control system. The methods and apparatuses comprise estimating a vehicle response resulting from the operation of the plurality of thrusters to form an estimated vehicle response. The methods and apparatuses also comprise comparing the estimated vehicle response to a desired vehicle response to develop objective function errors. Also, the methods and apparatuses comprise developing a number of commands configured to correct the objective function errors.