Title :
Sliding mode attitude control of a small satellite for ground tracking maneuvers
Author :
Goeree, Barry B. ; Fasse, Ernest D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. & Mech. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This paper deals with spacecraft attitude control using sliding mode techniques. Two distinctions of the proposed method from most reported methods are: 1) the measure of attitude error used is intrinsically defined, Euclidean-geometric, and intuitive; and 2) a novel, dynamically nonlinear sliding function is used that results in a simple control law. As an example we consider the ground station tracking of UASat
Keywords :
artificial satellites; attitude control; tracking; variable structure systems; UASat; artificial satellite; attitude control; ground tracking; sliding mode control; spacecraft; tracking; Attitude control; Error correction; Extraterrestrial measurements; Linear matrix inequalities; Robust control; Satellite ground stations; Sliding mode control; Space vehicles; Trajectory; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5519-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2000.876677
