Methods and apparatuses are provided for managing a state of a platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise receiving a desired state for the platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise receiving the state of the platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise selecting a combination of thruster
Methods and apparatuses are provided for managing a state of a platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise receiving a desired state for the platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise receiving the state of the platform. The methods and apparatuses comprise selecting a combination of thrusters from a plurality of thrusters to operate. The combination of thrusters is selected to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state. The methods and apparatuses operate the combination of thrusters to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state.
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1. A method for controlling a state of a platform, the method comprising: receiving a desired state for the platform;receiving a state of the platform;selecting a combination of thrusters from a plurality of thrusters to operate, the combination of thrusters selected to adjust the state of the platf
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A method for controlling a state of a platform, the method comprising: receiving a desired state for the platform;receiving a state of the platform;selecting a combination of thrusters from a plurality of thrusters to operate, the combination of thrusters selected to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state; andoperating the combination of thrusters to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state; wherein operating the combination of thrusters comprises: estimating, by a processor control unit, a response to the platform resulting from the operation of the plurality of thrusters to form an estimated platform response;comparing, by the processor control unit, the estimated platform response to the desired state for the platform response to develop objective function errors;selecting, by the processor control unit, one of an estimated influence matrix or a predicted influence matrix, wherein the estimated influence matrix is generated using the state of the platform and previous valve command outputs, and wherein the predicted influence matrix is generated from in-flight estimates of thruster characteristics of the platform;developing, by the processor control unit, a number of commands configured to correct the objective function errors based on one of the estimated influence matrix or the predicted influence matrix; andoperating the combination of thrusters using the number of commands. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: weighting the objective function errors to form a desired platform response. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: sending the desired platform response to an optimal thruster mixer to correct the state of the platform. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the optimal thruster mixer modifies the desired platform response. 5. A method for maintaining a number of health parameters in a platform, the method comprising: operating a plurality of thrusters in the platform with a thruster control system;estimating, by a processor control unit, a response to the platform resulting from the operation of the plurality of thrusters to form an estimated platform response;comparing, by the processor control unit, the estimated platform response to a desired state for the platform response to develop objective function errors;selecting, by the processor control unit, one of an estimated influence matrix or a predicted influence matrix, wherein the estimated influence matrix is generated using the state of the platform and previous valve command outputs, and wherein the predicted influence matrix is generated from in-flight estimates of thruster characteristics of the platform;developing, by the processor control unit, a number of commands, the number of commands configured to maintain the number of health parameters for the platform within a desired level using health data and correct the objective function errors based on one of the estimated influence matrix or the predicted influence matrix; andoperating the plurality of thrusters with the thruster control system using the number of commands. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein developing the number of commands further comprises: weighting objective functions. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein developing the number of commands further comprises: weighting the plurality of thrusters. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein developing the number of commands further comprises: selecting objective functions. 9. The method of claim 5, wherein the health data comprises diagnostic data and prognostic data. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: notifying a mission management subsystem of the prognostic data and the diagnostic data. 11. The method of claim 5, further comprising: identifying inconsistencies from the health data, wherein the inconsistencies are based on differences in the estimated influence matrix and the predicted influence matrix. 12. An apparatus comprising: a thruster control system on a platform; anda processor unit configured to: receive a desired state for the platform;receive a state of the platform;select a combination of thrusters from a plurality of thrusters to operate, the combination of thrusters selected to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state; and operate the combination of thrusters to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state, wherein the processor unit is further configured to; estimate a response to the platform resulting from the operation of the plurality of thrusters to form an estimated platform response;compare the estimated platform response to the desired state for the platform response to develop objective function errors;select one of an estimated influence matrix or a predicted influence matrix, wherein the estimated influence matrix is generated using the state of the platform and previous valve command outputs, and wherein the predicted influence matrix is generated from in-flight estimates of thruster characteristics of the platform;develop a number of commands configured to correct the objective function errors based on one of the estimated influence matrix or the predicted influence matrix; andoperate the combination of thrusters with the thruster control system using the number of commands. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising the processor unit being configured to weight the objective function errors to form a desired platform response. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising the processor unit being configured to send the desired platform response to an optimal thruster mixer to correct the state of the platform. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein an optimal thruster mixer modifies the desired platform response. 16. An apparatus comprising: a thruster control system on a platform; anda processor unit configured to: receive a desired state for the platform;receive a state of the platform;select a combination of thrusters from a plurality of thrusters to operate, the combination of thrusters selected to adjust the state of the platform to the desired state; andoperate a plurality of thrusters in the platform with a thruster control system; wherein the processor unit is further configured to; estimate a response to the platform resulting from the operation of the plurality of thrusters to form an estimated platform response;compare the estimated platform response to the desired state for the platform response to develop objective function errors;select one of an estimated influence matrix or a predicted influence matrix, wherein the estimated influence matrix is generated using the state of the platform and previous valve command outputs, and wherein the predicted influence matrix is generated from in-flight estimates of thruster characteristics of the platform;develop a number of commands, the number of commands configured to maintain a number of health parameters for the platform within a desired level using health data and correct the objective function errors based on one of the estimated influence matrix or the predicted influence matrix; and;operate the combination of thrusters with the thruster control system using the number of commands. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor unit developing the number of commands further comprises the processor unit being configured to weight objective functions. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor unit developing the number of commands further comprises the processor unit being configured to weight the plurality of thrusters. 19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor unit developing the number of commands further comprises the processor unit being configured to select objective functions. 20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the health data comprises diagnostic data and prognostic data. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising the processor unit being configured to notify a mission management subsystem of the prognostic data and the diagnostic data. 22. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising the processor unit being configured to identify inconsistencies from the health data, wherein the inconsistencies are based on differences in the estimated influence matrix and the predicted influence matrix.
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