4 papers
Geometric Reduced-Attitude Tracking Under a Time-Varying Conic Constraint via Smooth Reference-Shaping
Pedro Santos, Joel Reis, Paulo Oliveira +1
This letter studies reduced-attitude tracking for a rigid body on the 2-sphere S2 under a time-varying conic constraint. Using a kinematic model on S2, we first propose a geometric…
The E-Rocket: Low-cost Testbed for TVC Rocket GNC Validation
Pedro Santos, André Fonte, Pedro Martins +1
This paper presents the E-Rocket, an electric-powered, low-cost rocket prototype for validation of Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) algorithms based on Thrust Vector Control (T…
Control and Navigation of a 2-D Electric Rocket
André Fonte, Pedro Santos, Paulo Oliveira
This work addresses the control and navigation of a simulated two-dimensional electric rocket. The model provides a simplified framework that neglects actuator dynamics and aerodyn…
Pitch Plane Trajectory Tracking Control for Sounding Rockets via Adaptive Feedback Linearization
Pedro dos Santos, Paulo Oliveira
This paper proposes a pitch plane trajectory tacking control solution for suborbital launch vehicles relying on adaptive feedback linearization. Initially, the 2D dynamics and kine…