Title :
Designing a low-cost spacecraft simulator
Author :
Kim, ByungMoon ; Velenis, Efstathios ; Kriengsiri, Patrick ; Tsiotras, Panagiotis
Abstract :
The greatest difficulty in implementing spacecraft control laws is that ground-based experiments must take place in a 1g environment, whereas the actual spacecraft will operate under 0g conditions. This article describes a spacecraft simulator facility used to educate undergraduates in spacecraft attitude dynamics and control.
Keywords :
aerospace computing; aerospace simulation; attitude control; computer aided instruction; educational aids; space vehicles; attitude control; attitude dynamics; ground-based experiments; low-cost Spacecraft simulator design; undergraduate education; Attitude control; Batteries; DC motors; Defense industry; Industrial control; Optical interferometry; Space missions; Space vehicles; Testing; Wheels;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2003.1213601
