A model predictive control-based approach for spacecraft formation keeping and attitude control

Author

Manikonda, V. ; Arambel, P.O. ; Gopinathan, M. ; Mehra, R.K. ; Hadaegh, F.Y.

Author_Institution

Scientific Syst. Co. Inc., Woburn, MA, USA

Volume

6

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

4258

Abstract

In this paper we report on the application of a model predictive control-based approach to the design of a controller for formation keeping and formation attitude control, with applications to spacecraft formation flight problems such as NASA´s DS3 mission. Control laws for formation keeping and attitude control are designed using a combined approach of feedback linearization and model predictive control. Actuator saturation is incorporated into the controller design. Switching between coordinated frames is incorporated to overcome singularities associated with local feedback linearization

Keywords

actuators; attitude control; control system synthesis; feedback; linearisation techniques; nonlinear control systems; predictive control; space vehicles; NASA DS3 mission; actuator saturation; attitude control; controller design; coordinated frames; formation attitude control; local feedback linearization; model predictive control-based approach; singularities; spacecraft formation flight; spacecraft formation keeping; Actuators; Communication system control; Equations; Laboratories; Linear feedback control systems; Optical interferometry; Predictive models; Propulsion; Space technology; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

0743-1619

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4990-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.1999.786367

Filename

786367