Powered Atmospheric Landing Guidance for Reusable Rockets: the CALLISTO studies
Marco Sagliano, Ansgar Heidecker, Stefano Farì, Macés Hernández Jose Alfredo, Markus Schlotterer, Svenja Woicke, David Seelbinder, Étienne Dumont
Abstract
This paper focuses on the different powered descent and landing studies in atmosphere performed to formulate the landing guidance problem for the CALLISTO vehicle, a technological demonstrator jointly developed by DLR, JAXA, and CNES. By formulating and solving different optimal control problems we critically compare the results to come up with a satisfactory trade-off that balances performance and safety concerns.
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Aerospace engineeringAstrobiologyEnvironmental scienceComputer scienceRemote sensingAeronauticsEngineeringGeologyPhysicsSpacecraft Dynamics and ControlAerospace Engineering and Energy SystemsSpace Satellite Systems and Control