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$m$ is mass of spacecraft, F is trust force, $\varphi$ is angle between trust vector and horizontal plane, $\gamma$ is gravitational acceleration

Given state variables as: $$ \begin{align} x_1&=x & x_2&=y & x_3&=\dot{x} & x_4&=\dot{y} & u_1&=\frac{F}{m} & u_2&=\varphi \end{align} $$

SC starts from $(0,0)$ at $t=0$ and reaches to altitude $H$ with horizontal velocity $V$ at that altitude.

I have 3 questions to solve:

a) Solve the lagrange multipliers and write down the following expressions by obtaining $\tan(u_2)$ as a function of $t$ and $\dot{x}$ vector wrt $u_1$ & $u_2$

$$ \begin{align} \frac{\partial x_1^*}{\partial u_2^*}&=\frac{x_3^*}{K cos^2(u_2^*)} & \frac{\partial x_2^*}{\partial u_2^*}&=\frac{x_4^*}{K cos^2(u_2^*)}\\ \frac{\partial x_3^*}{\partial u_2^*}&=\frac{u_1^*}{K cos(u_2)} & \frac{\partial x_4^*}{\partial u_2^*}&=\frac{u_1^* sin(u_2^*)-\gamma}{K cos^2(u_2^*)} \end{align} $$ where $K=\frac{d Tanu_2}{d t}=Constant$

My Solution is:

$$ \begin{align} \frac{d}{dt}\tan (u_2^*)=K \quad \Rightarrow \quad \tan (u_2^*)=Kt \quad \Rightarrow \quad t=\frac{\tan (u_2^*)}{K} \end{align}4$$

$$ \begin{align} x_1=\int \dot{x_1} dt=x_3 t \quad \Rightarrow \quad x_1=\frac{x_3}{K} \tan (u_2^*) \quad \Rightarrow \quad \frac{\partial x_1^*}{\partial u_2^*}=\frac{x_3^*}{K \cos^2(u_2^*)} \end{align} $$

and so on... Is that correct?

b) Solve the differential equations(which were found before as initial conditions, cost function, hamiltonian, lagrange multipliers) if $u_1=\frac{F}{m}=U=constant$ and $u_2(0)$ and $u_2(t_f)$ are free;

I don't know what to do if control is free to choose at initially and finally.

I know one boundary condition enter image description here

where if state $x(t_f)$ is free its variation $\delta x_f$ cannot be $0$. Thus, corresponding lagrange multiplier $p^*$ should be $0$

But I don't know what "control is free" means.

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    "Free" here means "unspecified and to be determined as part of solving the problem."2017-01-13
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    Ok but how it route me to solve the problem? I don't know what to do with the information and solve the equation wrt that. :/2017-01-13
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    To help you, one would have to know which variables are the control variables. What do the asterisks mean? Costates? Don't assume the notation in your course is universal.2017-01-13
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    Ok. Sorry. asteriks means optimal solution just ignore it. Costates are lagrange multipliers notated as p here. Control variablese are u_1 and u_2.2017-01-13
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    Also, what are the state equations for the variables $u_{1}, u_{2}$? Please edit your question to specify the control model completely. (I don't have any more time to work on your question, but you'll have a better chance with the other answerers.)2017-01-13
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    I have the information required at the first line of my question. u1 is trust force and u2 is steering angle.2017-01-13
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    Are $u_{1}, u_{2}$ the control variables, then? Because you listed them under state variables. Anyway, good luck with other answerers.2017-01-13
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    Ok yes you are right. I just coppied them from the pdf but I think those are obvious.2017-01-13

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