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attitude control [′ad·ə‚tüd kən‚trōl]
(aerospace engineering) The regulation of the attitude of an aircraft, spacecraft, and so on. A device or system that automatically regulates and corrects attitude, especially of a pilotless vehicle. Attitude Control control of the angular motion of a spacecraft on free-flight legs—that is, the process of imparting to the craft’s axes a certain position with respect to given directions. Systems that accomplish this task (attitude-control systems) operate under conditions of small disturbing moments that act on the spacecraft. This makes possible the use in such systems of a number of principles and devices that are not used in other spacecraft control systems. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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