Title :
Relative Attitude Control in Satellite Formation Flying with Information Delay
Author :
Li, Huayi ; Zhang, Yingchun ; Qiang, Wenyi ; Li, Baohua
Author_Institution :
Res. Center of Satellite, Harbin Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
In leader-follower formation flying, using the leader´s rate of rotation, the follower calculates the target attitude and rate of rotation, which are necessary to relative attitude control. In the process of information collecting, computing and transmitting, time delay exists that causes information delay. To deal with it, rate and attitude estimators are presented which provide target rate and attitude real time. Then a PID control law for small satellite with reaction wheels is developed based on them. Simulation results show the approach is valid
Keywords :
artificial satellites; attitude control; delays; position control; three-term control; PID control; attitude estimators; information collection; information delay; information transmission; leader-follower formation flying; reaction wheels; relative attitude control; satellite formation flying; target attitude; time delay; Attitude control; Computational modeling; Delay effects; Delay estimation; Global Positioning System; Intelligent control; NASA; Satellites; Three-term control; Wheels; estimator; information delay; relative attitude control; satellite formation flying;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Automation, 2006. WCICA 2006. The Sixth World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0332-4
DOI :
10.1109/WCICA.2006.1713627