Fuzzy logic control of three-dimensional motion of a tethered satellite system

Smart structures research in Japan

“…It is well known that an unstable three-dimensional coupled pitching and yawing motion of the tethered satellite is easily induced during station keeping and retrieval phases. Using a fuzzy logic control, Matsuzaki et al [28,29] studied the suppression of the three-dimensional unstable motion, taking into account the effect of the Coriolis force acting on the subsatellite and the yawyaw principle to control the pitch and the yaw angle respectively. Recently a two-dimensional motion control of the tethered satellite was presented by Tani and Qiu [30] using an electromagnetic force generated through the interaction between the geomagnetic field and an applied electric current conducting along the tether.…”