Torque-saturated control laws for spacecraft attitude control are considered. These control laws require no knowledge of the mass distribution of the spacecraft and thus are inertia-free. We examine two specific problems. In the first problem, the spacecraft has an arbitrary initial attitude and angular velocity, and the objective is to bring the spacecraft to rest with a specified attitude. In...

Ground simulation of spacecraft motion simulating all six degrees of freedom is a challenging problem due to several features of the natural dynamics in space that are difficult to reproduce on ground. Unlike terrestrial (aerial, land or underwater) vehicles, space vehicles have an overwhelmingly large percentage of their total energy in their translational motion. Dynamical coupling between th...

This paper aims to discuss the approach of constrained modified feedback linearization model predictive control for spacecraft simulator. By utilizing high accuracy and properties (MPC), an optimum MPC is designed linearized system. The composite controller has ability both attitude angular velocity reaction wheels (i.e. steering momentum zero at end maneuver). simulation experimental results d...

The stability of spacecraft attitude is studied with considering sinusoidal disturbance. A passive attitude controller without angular velocity measurement for spacecraft described by quaternion is designed. The passive controller has no information related to system parameters. So it has robustness to model error and uncertainty of model parameters. The stability of spacecraft attitude control...

The capability of attitude maneuvers and attitude tracking for spacecrafts is required in the current sophisticated space missions. In short, it is to obtain command requirements and attitude orientation after some form of control. With the development of space missions, the ability of rapid and energy-saved large-angle attitude maneuvers is actively expected. And the high requirements for the ...

Abstract: Placing a satellite or any other spacecraft in orbit is a risky and expensive process; years of research and a lot of money are transformed into equipments that will be beyond any possibility of maintenance in case something goes wrong. Therefore, space projects must be carried on as carefully as possible in order to guarantee that satellite equipments perform its mission properly. In...

The enhanced attitude control system experiment is a technology demonstration experiment on the NASA’s small spacecraft technology initiative program’s Lewis spacecraft to evaluate advanced attitude control strategies. The purpose of the enhanced attitude control system experiment is to evaluate the feasibility of designing and implementing robust multi-input/multi-output attitude control strat...

This paper investigates the problem of synchronizing the chaotic attitude dynamics of multiple spacecraft is investigated based on the distributed predictive control approach. Kinematic and dynamic equations are used to describe the spacecraft system according to the Modified Rodriguez Parameters representation. The respective method follows the sequential and cooperative structure of distribut...