• DocumentCode
    2072142
  • Title

    Spacecraft energy storage and attitude control

  • Author

    Altay, Alkan ; Tekinalp, Ozan

  • Author_Institution
    TUSAS Aerosp. Ind. Inc., Ankara, Turkey
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    9-11 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Lastpage
    206
  • Abstract
    The energy storage and attitude control technologies in spacecrafts are considered. The conventional technologies like electrochemical batteries, reaction wheels and control moment gyroscopes are compared to the promising Integrated Power and Attitude Control System with Variable Speed Control Moment Gyros (IPACS-VSCMG) technology. For this purpose, various energy storage and attitude control system conceptual designs are carried out, and the results are compared. Also given a simulation to show the effectiveness of an IPACS-VSCMG to carry out a roll maneuver command while its kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy and drained at the same time.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; attitude control; energy storage; IPACS-VSCMG; Integrated Power and Attitude Control System; Variable Speed Control Moment Gyros; attitude control; electrical energy; energy storage; kinetic energy; roll maneuver command; Batteries; Control systems; Electric variables control; Energy storage; Gyroscopes; Kinetic energy; Space technology; Space vehicles; Velocity control; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2005. RAST 2005. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8977-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RAST.2005.1512562
  • Filename
    1512562