Attitude control of spinning spacecraft by radiation pressure

Pande, K. C.

doi:10.2514/3.27952

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“…The closed-loop system including the satellite model equation (6) and the VS-MRAC control law equation (37) shown in the Fig. 2 is simulated for several choices of K, C s , eccentricity e, orbit inclination i, solar aspect angle φ, and disturbance inputs.…”

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“…The development of an approximate, closed-form solution for libration motion and resonance of spinning satellites in the presence of solar radiation pressure has been considered [5]. In the literature, a variety of control systems have been also proposed for the attitude control of satellites using the SRP [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The solar pressure control of spinning satellite has been treated [6].…”

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Solar Pressure Variable Structure Model Reference Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control in Elliptic Orbits

Lee

Singh

2015

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

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Based on the variable structure model reference adaptive control (VS-MRAC) theory, a new adaptive control system for the attitude control of satellites in elliptic orbits with uncertain dynamics, using solar radiation pressure (SRP), is derived. The nonaffine-incontrol nonlinear spacecraft model includes the gravity gradient torque, the control torque produced by two solar flaps, and external time-varying disturbance torque. The objective here is to derive a control law for the pitch attitude control using the pitch angle and pitch rate feedback. For the trajectory tracking of the pitch angle, a variable structure model reference adaptive attitude control system, including two relays and linear filters, is designed. Although, the modulation functions of the relays are functions of certain auxiliary signals, for simplicity in implementation, these functions are assigned constant values. Simulation results are presented which show that the simplified VS-MRAC law accomplishes precise attitude control of the spacecraft, despite unmodelled (unstructured) nonlinearities, parameter uncertainty and external disturbance torque in the model. NomenclatureA c , B c , h c , g g = Closed-loop system matrices a, e = Semi-major axis and eccentricity a mi , k m = Parameters of reference model S m B = Control input matrix A s , l p = Control surface area and the moment arm C s , C s = Solar parameter e 0 , e 0 , e 1 = Error signals f 0 , f 1 = Modulation functions g 0 , g a , g = Nonlinear functions I x , I y , I z = Moments of inertia of the satellite K = (I x − I y )/I z M g = Gravity gradient torque, M s , M d = Solar torque and disturbance torque i = Inclination of the orbital plane with ecliptic plane p = Solar radiation pressure, 4.65 × 10 −6 N m −2 y p , y m = Output signals * Professor, AIAA SciTech s = Laplace variable or differential operator v 0 , v 1 , v = Control input signals X b , Y b , Z b = Principal axes of the satellite α, α r = Pitch angle, reference pitch anglẽ α = Tracking error ξ i , χ i = Auxiliary signals X o , Y o , Z o = Orbital coordinates with X o along the local vertical, X o Y o defining the orbital plane δ i (i = 1, 2) = Control plate rotations θ = Orbital angle λ = Pitch attitude angle of the satellite with respect to orbital coordinates Λ f , λ i , b f = Regressor filter parameters ρ s = Reflectivity of the control surfaces φ = Location of the Sun from the line of nodes Ω = Mean orbital rate ω 1 , ω 2 , ω a = Regressor vectors θ i , Θ a , θ * i = Controller gains

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Solar Pressure Variable Structure Model Reference Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control in Elliptic Orbits

Lee

Singh

2015

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

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“…proposed for the single axis (pitch) attitude control of satellites using the SRP. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] A time-optimal SRP controller to control pitch angle has been obtained in Pande and Venkatachalam. 8 Based on a feedback linearization technique, a nonlinear SRP control law for the pitch attitude control has been presented.…”

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Three-axis L1 adaptive attitude control of spacecraft using solar radiation pressure

Lee

Singh

2014

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G:

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Based on the [Formula: see text] adaptive control theory, a novel three-axis attitude control system for an axisymmetric spacecraft with uncertain dynamics moving in elliptic orbits, using solar radiation pressure, is derived. The nonaffine-in-control nonlinear spacecraft model includes the gravity gradient torque, the control torque produced by four solar flaps, and external time-varying disturbance moments. For the three-axis attitude control, an [Formula: see text] adaptive control system is designed, which includes a state predictor. A smooth projection algorithm is used to confine the estimated parameters within a desirable set. In the closed-loop system, the designed adaptive law accomplishes three-dimensional attitude control. A special feature of the attitude control system is that it is possible to select large adaptation gains for fast adaptation and to obtain quantifiable performance bounds. Simulation results show that in the closed-loop system, precise roll, yaw, and pitch angle control is accomplished, despite unmodeled nonlinearities, parameter uncertainty, and external disturbance inputs in the model.

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“…These configurations have been suggested for sun-pointing satellites [7,8] and gravity-oriented satellites . Spinning [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and Nomenclature a semi-major axis A surface area of solar flap exposed to impinging photons C 2 s pAr/(I x 2 ), a dimensionless solar parameter e orbital eccentricity h i control parameters, i = 1,2 i orbit inclination with respect to the equatorial planê i,ĵ,k unit vectors along the satellite body-fixed axes X, Y, Z, respectively I k principal centroidal moment of inertia of satellite about k-axis, k = x,y,z K (I y −I z )/I x ; satellite mass distribution parameter n j unit vector along normal to the surface of solar flap-j p nominal solar radiation pressure constant at 1 AU from the sun p i , q i control parameters, i = 1,2 r distance between the center of pressure of the solar flap from the system center of mass R orbital radius R E earth radius s j unit vector of the incoming light from the sun on the solar flap-j O-X o ,Y o ,Z o coordinate axes in the local vertical frame O-X,Y,Z satellite body coordinate frame s angle between the equatorial and ecliptic planes L satellite pitch angle with respect to orbital frame satellite pitch angle with respect to inertial framẽ satellite pitch angle tracking error with respect to inertial frame j in-plane angular rotation of the solar flap-j earth gravitational constant control parameter solar aspect angle or the angle between the direction of the sun and the nodal line d , s , t, a a fraction of impinging photons diffusely reflected, specularly reflected, transmitted, and absorbed, respectively angle with respect to the inertial axis Y I /a 3 , mean orbital rate ( · )j ( · ) for jth solar flap, j = 1,2 ( · ) o ( · ) at = 0 ( · ) , ( · ) d( · )/d and d 2 ( · )/d 2 , respectively |( · )| max absolute maximum amplitudes of ( · )…”

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Variable structure control for satellite attitude stabilization in elliptic orbits using solar radiation pressure

Patel¹,

Kumar²,

Behdinan³

2009

Acta Astronautica

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Attitude control of spinning spacecraft by radiation pressure

Cited by 28 publications

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Solar Pressure Variable Structure Model Reference Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control in Elliptic Orbits

Solar Pressure Variable Structure Model Reference Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control in Elliptic Orbits

Three-axis L1 adaptive attitude control of spacecraft using solar radiation pressure

Variable structure control for satellite attitude stabilization in elliptic orbits using solar radiation pressure

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