Abstract
Canard based controller using an adaptive notch filter is proposed to control the attitude of launch vehicles including the ISAS's sounding rocket `S-520'. As the characteristics of launch vehicles are time variant in nature, conventional time invariant controller is not suitable for this purpose. Here, adaptive notch filter is proposed to treat the time variant nature. This adaptive filter acts to null out the structural bending mode, which often causes the instability of the attitude controller. The proposed adaptation law requires only limited calculation cost. It means that it is easy to install to the real flight system. The hardware module which aims to control the attitude of the sounding rocket `S-520' is designed and verified not only by the numerical simulations, but also by the hardware tests.
