NASA University Research Centers Technical Advances in Education, Aeronautics, Space, Autonomy, Earth and Environment · 1997 · 20 citations · 0 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringAerospace StructuresControl System DesignControl SystemsControl TheoryController DesignDecentralized ControlNeural Control SystemsDecentralized Control DesignFinite Element ModelingFinite Element SimulationLarge-aperture Telescope DesignReflecting TelescopesReflector Design
The 3-dimensional model for a segmented reflector telescope is developed using finite element techniques. The structure is decomposed into six subsystems. System control design using neural networks is performed. Performance evaluation is demonstrated via simulation using PRO-MATLAB and SIMULINK.