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Spacecraft attitude control using quanternion parameters

  • Yoon, Hyungjoo;Tahk, Minjea
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.115-118
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    • 1995
  • This paper present an attitude control using quaternions as feedback attitude errors. The Euler's eigenaxis rotation provides the shortest angular path between two attitudes. This eigenaxis rotation can be achieved by using quaternions since quaternions are related with the eigenaxis. The suggested controller uses error quaternions and body angular rates and generates a decoupling control torque that counteracts the natural gyroscopic coupling torque. The momentum dumping strategy using the earth magnetic field is also applied in this paper to unload the angular momentum of the reaction wheels used in the attitude control.

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Time Optimal Attitude Maneuver of Three-Axis Spacecraft with only Magnetic Toquer

  • K.M. Roh;Park, K.H.;Kim, J.H.;Lee, Sanguk
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.92.2-92
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents the time optimal reorientation solution of three-axis spacecraft which has only three magnetic torquers. It has been very difficult problem because the magnetic torquer generates only perpendicular to Earth magnetic field vector. In this paper, minimum-time solution using only magnetic torquer is solved using collocation method and nonlinear programming solver NPSOL. IGRF Earth magnetic field model used to simulate magnetic field. The result is verified by comparing to the result of numerical integration. The solution is obtained for the various reorientation maneuver of three axes rigid spacecraft. And the results show that all three axes of rigid spacecraft are controlled effectively only by magnetic torqure.

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GPS based attitude determination system for KOMPSAT (GPS를 이용한 다목적 실용 위성의 자세결정에 관한 연구)

  • 김병두;이자성
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.1675-1678
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    • 1997
  • In this paper, an attitude determination system(ADS) for KOMPSAT using GPS LI carrier phase measurements is considered. The baseline vector is estimated by the Exetnded Kalman Filter (EKF) which used the double differenced carrier phased measuremenmts made by three GPS receivers mounted on the spaceraft. The attitude angles of three axes of spacecrat are computed by the estimated baseline vectors, directly. The proposed ADS is verified by the simulation results.

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Spacecraft Precision Attitude Determination using UVF Measurements

  • Lee, Hun-Gu;Yoon, Jae-Cheol;Shin, Dong-Seok
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1881-1886
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    • 2005
  • This paper proposes a novel approach of a precision attitude determination algorithm using UVF (Unit Vector Filter) measurements. The proposed method is superior to the conventional QUEST measurements based approaches because the estimation performance can be greatly enhanced by selecting brighter stars having better noise characteristics. The performance comparison with QUEST measurements is made to verify the usefulness of the proposed algorithm.

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OUTPUT FEEDBACK SLEWING CONTROL OF FLEWIBLE SPACECRAFT BY LYAPUNOV STABILITY THEORY

  • Kim, Dae-Sik;Kim, Chun-Hwey;Bang, Hyo-Choong
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.367-374
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    • 1997
  • Slewing maneuver and vibration suppression control of flexible spacecraft model by Lyapunov stability theory are considered. The specific model considered in this paper consists of a rigid hub with an elastic appendage attached to the central hub and tip mass. Attitude control to point and stabilize single axis using reaction wheel type device is tested. To control all flexible modes is so critical to designing an active control law. We therefore considered an direct output feeback control design by using Lyapunov stability theory. It is shown that the ouput feedback control law design with proposed configuration gives satisfactory result in slewing performance and vibration suppression control.

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Development Trend of Cold Gas Propulsion System of a Simulator for Maneuvering and Attitude Control Design Verification of Spacecraft (우주비행체 기동 및 자세제어 설계 검증을 위한 시뮬레이터의 냉가스 추진시스템 개발 동향)

  • Kim, Jae-Hoon;Lee, Kyun Ho;Hong, Sung Kyung;Kim, Hae-Dong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 2015
  • In general, such ground based methods are utilized to validate maneuvering and attitude control logics of a spacecraft by a simulation with a flight software at a design phase and a integrated function test with actual hardwares at a system level. Recently, varification researches using operating simulators are getting increase using compact and precise components under a ground condition. The present paper investigates and summarized the development trend of cold gas propulsion systems for the spacecraft simulators and their major performance characteristics to derive fundamental data which are necessary for a conceptual design of the simulator.

H Controller Design of Flexible Space Structure with the Uncertainty of Damping Ratio (감쇠비 불확실성을 고려한 유연구조물의 H 제어기 설계)

  • Chae, Jang-Su;Park, Tae-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.602-608
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    • 2002
  • The flexible structure like solar array and antenna in spacecraft shows very sensitive responses to the inner or outer disturbance and noise. And the spacecraft becomes more complex and larger as it has various mission and role. But since the spacecraft need to have the limited mass, the thin and light material should be selected and this necessity induces the decrease d natural frequency and structural stiffness. It reduces the ability of adapting to the disturbance and induces the structural unstability. Certainly, the disturbance does not only make the structural unstability, but also give the bad effect to the precise attitude control. So it is necessary to control the vibration in the space. In this paper, the flexible structure control modeling with piezo sensor and piezo actuator is developed. The model uncertainty of damping ratio is overcome by robust control. The system equation is induced by the finite element method.

Attitude determination for three-axis stabilized satellite

  • Kim, Jinho;Lew, Changmo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.110-114
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    • 1995
  • This paper presents the on-board attitude determination algorithm for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) three-axis stabilized spacecraft. Two advanced star trackers and a three-axis Inertial Reference Unit (IRU) are assumed to be attitude sensors. The gyro in the IRU provides a direct measurement of the attitude rates. However, the attitude estimation error increases with time due to the gyro drift and noise. An update filter with measurements of star trackers and/or sun sensor is designed to update these gyro drift bias and to compensate the attitude error. Kalman Filter is adapted for the on-board update filter algorithm. Simulation results will be presented to investigate the attitude pointing performance.

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An Improvement of Continuous Control Law for Removing Chattering Phenomenon of VSC Systems (가변구조 제어계의 채터링 현상의 제거 및 연속입력을 얻기 위한 입력법칙의 개선)

  • 김중완;이만형
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 1989
  • In this paper, a methodology is developed to remove the high frequency chattering phenomenon which is the common drawbacks of variable structure control(VSC) system. An improved control law is proposed to achieve continuous control input whose terms are continuous functions during the control process under switching plane, which removes chattering and is robust as well. The methodology developed in this paper is applied to attitude control for spacecraft and the simulated results are compared with those of typical VSC methodology.

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