With coaxial rotors and a rugged cylindrical form, Ascent AeroSystems is reshaping expectations for small UAS. Under CEO ...

This study investigates energy efficient control system for a small scale rocket recovery, utilizing thrust vector control (TVC) and reaction gas control (RGC) approaches. The dynamics of the rocket ...

Spectators watch SpaceX's ninth Starship rocket launch from its pad in the newly incorporated city of Starbase, Texas on May 27, 2025. The test flight ended with Starship tumbling out of control ...

COLIBRI is a complex rocket system powered by an in-house-built bipropellant F-100 rocket engine that produces 1.2 kN of thrust at launch. The hopper also required a vector thrust control system.

The rocket’s vector thrust control system then shifted its trajectory 30 meters southeast before it came down to land. As it lowered itself to its makeshift launch pad, COLIBRI rotated several ...

The AIM-9X Block II missile was fired from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) launcher for the first time in May 2019. AIM-9X Sidewinder design and features The AIM-9X ...

The control scheme is demonstrated through closed loop hot fire tests of a laboratory-scale motor in which thrust tracks a set-point value with feedback provided through a load cell. Upon reaching the ...

When we hear any 1990s superlative — radical, tubular, bodacious, etc — there’s only one manufacturer that springs to mind: Jerry Wiegert’s ambitious yet short-lived supercar firm, Vector. Like many ...

"Instead of using fins for stability, my rockets use thrust vector control. Thrust vector control allows the rocket's engine to pivot around in a gimbal, providing control over the rocket's flight ...