Energy management and attitude control strategies using flywheels

This paper is devoted to the use of multiple flywheels that integrate the energy storage and attitude control functions in space vehicles. This concept, which we refer to as an integrated energy management and attitude control (IEMAC) system, reduces the space vehicle bus mass, volume, cost, and maintenance requirements while maintaining or improving the space vehicle performance. To this end, we present two nonlinear IEMAC strategies (model-based and adaptive) that simultaneously track a desired attitude trajectory and desired energy/power profile. Both strategies ensure asymptotic tracking while the adaptive controller compensates for uncertain spacecraft inertia