Numerical Optimization Study of a Constrained Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle

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Main Authors: Byczkowski, Cale A., Rao, Anil V.
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author Byczkowski, Cale A.
Rao, Anil V.
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Rao, Anil V.
contents The trajectory optimization of the atmospheric entry of a reusable launch vehicle is studied. The objective is to maximize the crossrange of the vehicle subject to two control-inequality path constraints, two state-inequality path constraints, and one mixed state-and-control inequality path constraint. In order to determine the complex switching structure in the activity of the path constraints, a recently developed method for solving state-path constrained optimal control problems is used. This recently developed method is designed to algorithmically locate the points of activation and deactivation in the path constraints and partition the domain of the independent variable into subdomains based on these activation and deactivation points. Additionally, in a domain where a state-inequality path constraint is found to be active, the method algorithmically determines and enforces the additional necessary conditions that apply on the constrained arc. A multiple-domain formulation of Legendre-Gauss-Radau direct collocation is then employed to transcribe the optimal control problem into a large sparse nonlinear programming problem. Two studies are performed which analyze a variety of problem formulations of the hypersonic reusable launch vehicle. Key features of the constrained trajectories are presented, and the method used is shown to obtain highly accurate solutions with minimal user intervention.
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spellingShingle Numerical Optimization Study of a Constrained Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
Byczkowski, Cale A.
Rao, Anil V.
Optimization and Control
The trajectory optimization of the atmospheric entry of a reusable launch vehicle is studied. The objective is to maximize the crossrange of the vehicle subject to two control-inequality path constraints, two state-inequality path constraints, and one mixed state-and-control inequality path constraint. In order to determine the complex switching structure in the activity of the path constraints, a recently developed method for solving state-path constrained optimal control problems is used. This recently developed method is designed to algorithmically locate the points of activation and deactivation in the path constraints and partition the domain of the independent variable into subdomains based on these activation and deactivation points. Additionally, in a domain where a state-inequality path constraint is found to be active, the method algorithmically determines and enforces the additional necessary conditions that apply on the constrained arc. A multiple-domain formulation of Legendre-Gauss-Radau direct collocation is then employed to transcribe the optimal control problem into a large sparse nonlinear programming problem. Two studies are performed which analyze a variety of problem formulations of the hypersonic reusable launch vehicle. Key features of the constrained trajectories are presented, and the method used is shown to obtain highly accurate solutions with minimal user intervention.
title Numerical Optimization Study of a Constrained Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04185