Title :
COMPASS-1 pico satellite: magnetic coils for attitude control
Author :
Aydinlioglu, Ali ; Hammer, Marco
Author_Institution :
Astronaut. Dept., Univ. of Appl. Sci. Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
The COMPASS-1 Cubesat is an active controlled picosatellite by using magnetic coils as means of attitude control. The Attitude Control System (ADCS) is featured with a three-axis stabilizing capability. The ADCS was developed to stabilize the spacecraft against disturbances. Magnetic coils are mounted to generate control torque in the roll and yaw axes. The attitude sensors use magnetometer for measurements of the local magnetic field vector, GPS System for determine the position and sun sensors. The paper describes the required hardware components and the design and development of the electromagnetic torquers.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; attitude control; coils; electromagnetic actuators; torque control; COMPASS-1; Cubesat; active controlled picosatellite; attitude control; attitude sensors; control torque; electromagnetic torquers; hardware components; magnetic coils; pico satellite; three-axis stabilizing capability; Coils; Electromagnetic measurements; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Position measurement; Satellites; Sensor systems; Space vehicles; Torque control;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2005. RAST 2005. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8977-8
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2005.1512541
