Attitude dynamics and control of spacecraft using geomagnetic Lorentz force

Attitude stabilization of a rigid spacecraft using two control torques: A nonlinear control approach based on the spacecraft attitude dynamics

-The attitude stabilization problem of a rigid spacecraft using control torques supplied by gas jet actuators about only two of its principal axes is considered. If the uncontrolled principal axis of the spacecraft is not an axis of symmetry, then the complete spacecraft dynamics are small time locally controllable. However, the spacecraft cannot be asymptotically stabilized to any equilibrium ...

Turner and Hall Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control ADAPTIVE SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL USING NEURAL NETWORKS

Neural networks offer a unique approach to controlling a dynamically changing system. By updating synaptic weights of an interconnected, algebraic framework, desired system objectives can be reached despite an unknown operating environment. This research implements a neural network for controlling the attitude of a satellite with unknown system disturbances. The training and updating of the con...

Spacecraft attitude control using magnetic actuators

Spacecraft Attitude Tracking Control

The problem of reorienting a spacecraft in to acquire a moving target is investigated. The spacecraft is modeled as a rigid body with N axisymmetric wheels controlled by axial torques, and the kinematics are represented by Modified Rodriques Parameters. The trajectory, denoted the reference trajectory, is one generated by a virtual spacecraft that is identical to the actual spacecraft. The open...

Spacecraft Attitude Rate Estimation From Geomagnetic Field Measurements

This paper develops methods for estimating the rotation rate of a spacecraft using only measured magnetic field data. The goal is to provide rate information for use in applications such as de-tumbling, nutation damping, and momentum management without using gyroscopes. Two algorithms are developed, a deterministic algorithm and an extended Kalman filter. Both algorithms employ the magnetic fie...