On all-propulsion design of integrated orbit and attitude control for inner-formation gravity field measurement satellite

Abstract

The inner-formation gravity field measurement satellite (IFS) is a novel pure gravitational orbiter. It aims to measure the Earth's gravity field with unprecedented accuracy and spatial resolution by means of precise orbit determination (POD) and relative state measurement. One of the key factors determining the measurement level is the outer-satellite control used for keeping the inner-satellite flying in a pure gravitational orbit stably. In this paper the integrated orbit and attitude control of IFS during steady-state phase was investigated using only thrusters. A six degree-of-freedom translational and rotational dynamics model was constructed considering nonlinearity resulted from quaternion expression and coupling induced by community thrusters. A feasible quadratic optimization model was established for the integrated orbit and attitude control using constrained nonlinear model predictive control (CNMPC) techniques. Simulation experiment demonstrated that the presented CNMPC algorithm can achieve rapid calculation and overcome the non-convexity of partial constraints. The thruster layout is rational with low thrust consumption, and the mission requirements of IFS are fully satisfied. gravity field measurement satellite, inner-formation, integrated orbit and attitude control, model predictive techniques Citation:Ji L, Liu K, Xiang J H. On all-propulsion design of integrated orbit and attitude control for inner-formation gravity field measurement satellite. Sci

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