Momentum transfer control of a spacecraft with two wheels by feedback linearization

Author

Seo, In-Ho ; Leeghim, Henzeh ; Lee, Dong-Heon ; Bang, Hyochoong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., KAIST, Daejeon

fYear

2008

Firstpage

175

Lastpage

180

Abstract

The momentum transfer control of a rigid spacecraft with two momentum wheel actuators is investigated using feedback linearization technique focusing on very small nutation angle as a performance index. The equations of motion are transformed to a general linearized form by feedback linearization, including a guarantee of internal dynamics stability. It is known that the configuration of inertia properties plays a pivotal role by analyzing spacecraft energy level. The assistance of added wheel is also analyzed analytically and numerically. The effectiveness of the proposed control law is verified through simulation results.

Keywords

attitude control; feedback; performance index; space vehicles; stability; vehicle dynamics; feedback linearization; general linearized form; internal dynamics stability; momentum transfer control; momentum wheel actuators; performance index; spacecraft; spacecraft energy level; Actuators; Attitude control; Automatic control; Control systems; Equations; Linear feedback control systems; Linearization techniques; Space vehicles; Stability; Wheels; feedback linearization; misalignment; momentum wheel; nutation angle;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control, Automation and Systems, 2008. ICCAS 2008. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-89-950038-9-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-89-93215-01-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCAS.2008.4694545

Filename

4694545