Entry vehicle control system design for the Mars Science Laboratory

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 324-329

  Calhoun, Philip C ^a,b   Queen, Eric M ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); NAVIGATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AERODYNAMIC ANGLE FEEDBACK; DIGITAL AUTOPILOT; HOGH-FREQUENCY UPDATES; REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 33646686585     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19650     Document Type: Article

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