火星飛行機のための高高度飛行試験MABE-1に基づく次期飛行試験MABE-2の飛行計画と制御系の初期検討

抄録

So far, this study has revealed that the Mars Airplane is prone to transitions to the backside region and that its control system is vulnerable to time delay elements. Based on these characteristics, this paper describes the results of a new flight plan study and initial design of the control system for the high altitude flight test for the Mars Airplane Balloon Experiment 2 (MABE-2). The proposed flight plan and control system are evaluated for validity and performance from nominal and Monte Carlo simulations. Finally, we summarize the indexes obtained from this research for the control system design of this test aircraft and the Mars Airplane.