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Neural network control of space vehicle orbit transfer, intercept, and rendezvous maneuvers

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dc.contributor.authorYoumans, Elisabeth A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLutze, Frederick H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDurham, Wayne C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCliff, Eugene M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAnderson, Mark R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberVanLandingham, Hugh F.en
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:13:06Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:13:06Zen
dc.date.issued1995en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractThe feasibility of neural networks to control dynamic systems is examined. Control of a one-dimensional problem is initially investigated to develop an understanding of the structure and simulation of the neural networks. A nondimensional problem is also explored to apply a single neural network design to controlling a class of systems with a wide variety of modeling parameters. Finally, these techniques are applied to control a space vehicle to transfer, intercept, and rendezvous with another orbiting vehicle using the Clohessy-Wiltshire equations of relative motion in two dimensions. A combination of open-loop and closed-loop neural network controllers is shown to work effectively for this problem. Noise is added to the neural network inputs to demonstrate the robustness of these networks.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxiii, 186 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-162101en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-162101/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38160en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1995.Y686.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34091638en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectOptimizationen
dc.subjectautonomousen
dc.subjectcontrolleren
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1995.Y686en
dc.titleNeural network control of space vehicle orbit transfer, intercept, and rendezvous maneuversen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAerospace Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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