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http://dx.doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2013.30.1.001

Development of Integrated Orbit and Attitude Software-in-the-loop Simulator for Satellite Formation Flying  

Park, Han-Earl (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Park, Sang-Young (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Park, Chandeok (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Kim, Sung-Woo (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences / v.30, no.1, 2013 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
An integrated orbit and attitude control algorithm for satellite formation flying was developed, and an integrated orbit and attitude software-in-the-loop (SIL) simulator was also developed to test and verify the integrated control algorithm. The integrated algorithm includes state-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) control algorithm and PD feedback control algorithm as orbit and attitude controller respectively and configures the two algorithms with an integrating effect. The integrated SIL simulator largely comprises an orbit SIL simulator for orbit determination and control, and attitude SIL simulator for attitude determination and control. The two SIL simulators were designed considering the performance and characteristics of related hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulators and were combined into the integrated SIL simulator. To verify the developed integrated SIL simulator with the integrated control algorithm, an orbit simulation and integrated orbit and attitude simulation were performed for a formation reconfiguration scenario using the orbit SIL simulator and the integrated SIL simulator, respectively. Then, the two simulation results were compared and analyzed with each other. As a result, the user satellite in both simulations achieved successful formation reconfiguration, and the results of the integrated simulation were closer to those of actual satellite than the orbit simulation. The integrated orbit and attitude control algorithm verified in this study enables us to perform more realistic orbit control for satellite formation flying. In addition, the integrated orbit and attitude SIL simulator is able to provide the environment of easy test and verification not only for the existing diverse orbit or attitude control algorithms but also for integrated orbit and attitude control algorithms.
Keywords
integrated orbit and attitude; software-in-the-loop simulator; satellite formation flying; formation reconfiguration;
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