| Performer: |
Richard M. Murray, California Institute of Technology, (626) 395-6460 |
| Date: |
1998 |
| Customer: |
Boeing North American |
| Contact: |
Daniel Hill, (714) 762-1151 |
| Results: |
Results: A collaborative project has been established between Boeing North American (formerly Rockwell) and Caltech to apply modern robust control techniques to stabilization
of an electrostatic gyro (ESG) and to evaluate performance enhancements due to use
of modern, multi-variable control techniques. A control law has been designed and implemented on the ESG using a PC-based real-time control system. Robust analysis
tools have been used to estimate the achievable performance and these results are being
compared to alternative navigation technologies. |
| Application: |
High performance control of an electrostatic gyro, an inertial guidance sensor
marketed by Boeing and currently used for ship and submarine applications. |