Control of spacecraft and aircraft

List of FiguresList of TablesPreface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Natural Motions of Rigid Spacecraft1Ch. 2Spacecraft Sensors and Attitude Determination16Ch. 3Attitude Control with Thrusters28Ch. 4Attitude Control with Reaction Wheels37Ch. 5Attitude Stabilization with Spin50Ch. 6Attitude Control with a Gimbaled Momentum Wheel74Ch. 7Attitude Control during Thrust Maneuvers93Ch. 8Control of Translational Motions102Ch. 9Flexibility and Fuel Slosh114Ch. 10Natural Motions of Rigid Aircraft142Ch. 11Aircraft Sensors164Ch. 12Control of Longitudinal Motions of Aircraft179Ch. 13Control of Lateral Motions of Aircraft232Ch. 14Control of Helicopters near Hover271Ch. 15Aeroelastic Systems284Appendix A - Linear System Representations301Appendix B - Steady-State Control311Appendix C - Synthesis of Analog Control Logic317Appendix D - Synthesis of Digital Control Logic328Appendix E - Simulation343Appendix F - Modeling Flexible Systems350References369Index377