Abstract: The basic principles of three modes for moving mass control are summarized, including the extra moment of inertia despin control, mass moment attitude control, and stability regulation. The key control problems that the moving mass high speed vehicles would face are then analyzed in detail with four aspects, i.e. dynamic modeling, guidance & control, actuator implementation, and system simulation & evaluation. Finally, the development trend and potential research themes are pointed out for the moving mass high speed vehicles.

Key words: Moving mass control, High speed vehicle, Multi body dynamics, Compound control