METHOD FOR STAGING OF CARRIER ROCKET (MODIFICATIONS) Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: space-rocket engineering.

SUBSTANCE: the method consists in giving a staging command and actuation of the means of staging. A time section from the mentioned command to the moment of reduction of the angular deflections of the separated subsequent stage to the maximum allowable values is introduced. A rise of the latters (in standard conditions) causes a command for an emergency shut-down of the engine or an emergency blasting of the rocket. According to the first modification, at an absence of limitations angular deflections of the frames of the three-axis gyroplatform of the rocket control system execution of the mentioned emergency commands at the given time section is blocked. According to the second modification, at a presence of limitations of angular deflections of the frames of the three-axis gyroplatform at the given time section the mentioned maximum angular deflections of the separated stage are increased to the values determined by the structural features of the gyroplatform. On expiration of the mentioned time section, the standard rocket control conditions are recovered.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability of rocket staging, and on the whole-execution of the payload injection program.

2 cl, 1 dwg