Short communications

Improving the launch safety of the launch vehicle «Soyuz-2» by forecasting the fuel use in the multi-block first stage

A. I. Chadaev, E. I. Tropova

V. A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: Possible algorithms of forecasting the lateral blocks to run out of fuel are considered related to the functioning of the multi-block first stage of launch vehicle «Soyuz-2». The results of the comparative analysis of accuracy characteristics of the work of the forecasting algorithms considered are given for certain emergency situations.

Keywords: launch vehicle, fuel use forecasting system, control algorithm, emergency situations.

UDC: 629.764

DOI: 10.25728/pu.2018.6.10