Title :
RESHAPE: An Experimental Facility for Satellite Control
Author :
Creamer, Nelson G. ; Teneza, Nimfa C.
Author_Institution :
Control Systems Branch, Swales and Associates, Inc., Beltsville, Maryland 20705
Abstract :
In this paper we introduce the Naval Research Laboratory´s RESHAPE satellite control facility. This facility Provides a novel, practical bridge between theoretical control Studies and on-orbit performance of satellite systems in that test platform possesses three frictionless rotational degrees of freedom, an on-board data acquisition and digital control system, and a telemetry link to an off-board desktop computer for realtime monitoring. Gyros and reaction wheels provide three-axis platform sensing and actuation. preliminary experimental results demonstrate the practicality and potential of the facility.
Keywords :
Bridges; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Data acquisition; Digital control; Laboratories; Satellites; System testing; Telemetry; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1992
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0210-9
