DocumentCode
720024
Title
SPARTANS - A cooperating spacecraft testbed for autonomous proximity operations experiments
Author
Valmorbida, Andrea ; Mazzucato, Mattia ; Tronco, Sergio ; Debei, Stefano ; Lorenzini, Enrico C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padua, Italy
fYear
2015
fDate
11-14 May 2015
Firstpage
739
Lastpage
744
Abstract
Ground-based testbeds have been used since the beginning of space exploration for both hardware and software validation. In this paper we describe the innovative aspects of the attitude module of a cooperating spacecraft testbed under development at the University of Padova. We also present and discuss experimental results of specific attitude control maneuvers carried out using optimal control techniques.
Keywords
attitude control; motion control; optimal control; space vehicles; SPARTANS; University of Padova; attitude control maneuvers; attitude module; autonomous proximity operations experiments; cooperating spacecraft testbed; ground-based testbeds; hardware validation; optimal control techniques; software validation; space exploration; Angular velocity; Attitude control; Joints; Position measurement; Space vehicles; Trajectory; Vehicle dynamics; close-proximity operations testbed; optimal control attitude maneuvers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2015 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Pisa
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/I2MTC.2015.7151360
Filename
7151360
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