Cost reduction on space tests through optimal control

Autor: Andrei D. Werkhausen, Jonathan V. Costa, Igor.M.L. Lopes, H. Hey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101001- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-157X
DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2021.101001
Popis: The main goal of this work is to reduce the liquid/gaseous nitrogen (LN2 / GN2) waste on thermal-vacuum space tests. In this paper, we present the results of a feasibility investigation of the optimal control techniques in this issue. It is found that it is possible to reduce the overall consumption by approximately 5% during thermal balance/thermal cycling space test campaigns. Therefore, optimal control techniques improve the best practices on those activities.
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