A survey on moving mass control technology

Moving mass control is a control mechanism dedicated to regulating attitude of airborne vehicles by using motion of internal moving masses. This paper surveys the contemporary progress and problems of moving mass control technology in various capacities including spacecraft, spinning projectiles, underwater vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and re-entry vehicles, special attention is paid to the moving mass configurations and its corresponding layout design methods. In addition, technological difficulties and developmental perspectives in dynamic analysis and attitude control problems of the underlying subject are also analyzed, and suggestions for future augmentation are proposed in the named field.