Title :
Global attitude regulation using magnetic control
Author :
Lovera, Marco ; Astolfi, Alessandro
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
The problem of global inertial attitude regulation for a small spacecraft using only magnetic coils as actuators is considered and a solution to the problem in the form of a nonlinear low-gain PD-like control law is proposed and analyzed. Simulation results are also provided, which demonstrate the feasibility of the approach
Keywords :
attitude control; dynamics; electromagnetic actuators; matrix algebra; space vehicles; global attitude regulation; magnetic coils; magnetic control; nonlinear low-gain PD-like control law; small spacecraft; Actuators; Aerospace electronics; Attitude control; Coils; Geomagnetism; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Space vehicles; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2001. Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7061-9
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.980930
