Advance Control Project: Space X Rocket Lauch Control with and without Grid Fin

Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Space X launched the Falcon series rockets years ago with the intention to make interstellar travel affordable. A part called Grid Fin was introduced to stabilize the returning phase of the rocket. Our group investigated the relative energy consumption with and without grid fin by applying advanced control theory. The result shows that the grid fin can help to reduce 0.44% of overall returning energy. This is not a lot but definitely pushes us one step closer to interstellar traveling.