Adaptive Compound Control of Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles

Abstract

When working at extremely high altitude, aerodynamic surfaces of air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (AHVs) may not provide sufficient control authority. To remedy this shortage, we consider AHVs equipped with the auxiliary reaction control system (RCS), which utilize a set of control jets to compensate for ineffective aerodynamic surfaces. A novel longitudinal compound control is proposed to generate commands of aerodynamic surfaces and RCS, adaptively. Constrained angle-of-attack, uncertain parameters, and flexible dynamics are also considered.