An advanced intelligent control system frameworkA reusable rocket-engine intelligent control system (RREICS) framework was developed to a define a control framework for rocket-engine systems that reduces the required engine maintenance, extends the useful operating life, and maximizes the probability of mission success. The RREICS framework defines a controller that handles a rocket engine cluster as a single system rather than as a collection of individual engines. This enables the controller to alter individual engine operations in response to engine performance or integrity degradations while maintaining the propulsion subsystem external parameters at the levels required for mission success. A simplified model of a three engine cluster and the associated propulsion subsystem controller is also described.
Document ID
19920066161
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nemeth, ED (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Anderson, Ronald R. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Maram, Jon (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Norman, Arnie (Rockwell International Corp. Rocketdyne Div., Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Merrill, Walt (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)