Title :
Orbital and attitude control of a spacecraft around an asteroid
Author :
Reyhanoglu, Mahmut ; Kamran, Niloofar N. ; Takahiro, Kuhara
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci. Dept., Embry-Riddle Aeronaut. Univ., Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to design an effective control scheme for an asteroid orbiting satellite. The paper first introduces the dynamics formulation of such satellites and then provides a framework for the control system design. The control objective is to achieve a nadir pointing attitude on a circular equatorial orbit. Lyapunov-based nonlinear feedback laws are constructed to control the rotational and translational motion of the satellite so that the control objective is achieved. Computer simulations are carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the control laws.
Keywords :
Lyapunov methods; artificial satellites; attitude control; control system synthesis; motion control; nonlinear control systems; space vehicles; vehicle dynamics; Lyapunov-based nonlinear feedback laws; asteroid orbiting satellite; circular equatorial orbit; control system design; dynamics formulation; nadir pointing attitude; nonlinear control; rotational motion control; spacecraft attitude control; spacecraft orbital control; translational motion control; Angular velocity; Attitude control; Dynamics; Equations; Orbits; Space vehicles; Vectors; Nonlinear control; asteroid; spacecraft;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2012 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
JeJu Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2247-8
