• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.67-76
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• 2004

This paper improves existing 'fly-the-wire' based autonomous station-keeping system, suitable for geostationary satellite and introduces results of computer simulations conducted to verify the algorithm. The on-board stationkeeping system receives pseudo-range signals from two ground equipments located with long baseline, determines the orbit error in realtime and generates orbit control commands. To reduce fuel consumption, this paper proposes an on-board orbit control logic using modified fly-the-wire method. The modified fly-the-wire method de-couples error components into two dynamic modes, harmonic and linear motion. The harmonic error components are removed by applying output commands produced by feedback controller, and the linear motions are controlled by the correction ${\Delta}V\;s$ added to reference maneuvers. The reference maneuvers are generated through the ground based computer simulation and embedded or uploaded into the on-board computer with time tags. Finally, the performance of the proposed algorithm is verified through a series of computer simulations.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.9
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• pp.64-74
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• 2003

This paper proposes a new autonomous stationkeeping system suitable for geostationary satellite and conducts computer simulation to verify the proposed algorithm. The proposed onboard system receives pseudo-range signal from ground equipments located at two different position with long baseline, determines the orbit error in realtime and generates orbit control commands. For minimized onboard stationkeeping logic and better reliability, the orbit controller is designed to generate control signal to have the orbit roughly follow predetermined reference range data which is generated through ground based computer simulation. The reference range data is assumed to be uploaded with time tag. A simple orbit controller is proposed which combines the reference $\Delta$V and feedback control signal. Finally, the performance of the proposed system is verified through the computer simulations.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.148.1-148
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• 2001

The airship is starting to receive new highlights as a stable floating platform. A floating platform can serve as a telecommunication relay station or an environmental outpost. Much of these operations require unmanned autonomous operation on the airship. Due to difficulties in modelling and identifying the airship, controlling the airship is not an easy task. Different from the normal aircraft, the airship is affected by "added mass" and buoyancy. The added mass is the additional mass felt required to move the object in a fluid. As we are searching for a stable floating platform, controlling the airship to keep station is critical. We use a simple airship model with added mass for simulation. Classical controller is used to find acceptable airship performances.