attitude-control system
1Attitude control system — In spaceflight, the attitude control system (ACS) or attitude determination and control (ADAC) system of a spacecraft consists of equipment to measure, report and change the orientation of the vehicle. [cite web… …
2Control system (disambiguation) — A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems. A control mechanism is a process used by a control system. Control system may refer to: Contents 1 General control… …
3Attitude Determination and Control System — ADCS (engl. Attitude Determination and Control System) oder AOCS (engl. Attitude and Orbit Control System) ist eine in der Raumfahrttechnik übliche Bezeichnung für das Lage und Bahnregelungssystem eines Raumfahrzeugs (s/c). Ein solches System… …
4control system — noun a system for controlling the operation of another system • Hypernyms: ↑system • Hyponyms: ↑closed loop, ↑closed loop system, ↑servo, ↑servomechanism, ↑servosystem * * * control system …
5Reaction control system — A reaction control system, abbreviated RCS, is a subsystem of a spacecraft. Its purpose is attitude control and steering. An RCS system is capable of providing small amounts of thrust in any desired direction or combination of directions. An RCS… …
6Fire-control system — Note: the term fire control may also refer to means of stopping a fire, such as sprinkler systems. A fire control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. It performs the same task …
7Reaction Control System — Les propulseurs RCS sur le module lunaire Apollo. Les propulseurs RCS sur l …
8Electronic control system for the Lunar Landing Training vehicle — The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) was developed for NASA by Bell Aerosystems, Inc. which had engineering facilities located in Niagara Falls, New York. The LLTV was a second generation vehicle used by NASA Apollo Program astronauts to… …
9missile control system — A system that serves to maintain attitude stability and to correct deflections. See also missile guidance system …
10Attitude dynamics and control — The attitude of a body is its orientation as perceived in a certain frame of reference; providing a vector along which a spacecraft is pointing is a description of its attitude. Dynamics is the term for the modeling of changing conditions, due to …
