Title :
Magnetic attitude control of spacecraft with flexible appendages
Author :
Schiavo, Francesco ; Lovera, Marco ; Astolfi, Alessandro
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milan
Abstract :
A mathematical model for the attitude dynamics of a spacecraft with flexible appendages is derived and the problem of inertial pointing for a flexible spacecraft equipped with magnetic actuators is addressed. An almost global solution to the problem is obtained by means of static rigid body attitude and rate feedback. Simulation results demonstrate the practical applicability of the proposed approach
Keywords :
PD control; attitude control; feedback; inertial navigation; multivariable control systems; space vehicles; vehicle dynamics; feedback; flexible appendages; inertial pointing; magnetic actuators; magnetic attitude control; spacecraft dynamics; static rigid body attitude; Actuators; Attitude control; Control design; Low earth orbit satellites; Magnetic analysis; Mathematical model; Space technology; Space vehicles; State feedback; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2006 45th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0171-2
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2006.377766
