Nonlinear Adaptive Attitude Control of Spacecraft

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1987

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volume

23

First page number:

371

Last page number:

379

Abstract

A model reference adaptive control law is presented for large angle rotational maneuvers of spacecraft using reaction jets. It is assumed that the various parameters of the spacecraft are completely unknown, and unknown but bounded disturbance torques are acting on the spacecraft. The controller includes a dynamic system in the feedback path. Simulation results are presented to show that fast, large angle rotational maneuvers can be performed using the adaptive controller in spite of uncertainty in the system.

Keywords

Adaptive control; Attitude control; Control systems; Feedback; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Open loop systems; Programmable control; Space vehicles; Uncertainty; Vehicle dynamics

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Manufacturing | Power and Energy | Propulsion and Power | Signal Processing | Space Vehicles | Structures and Materials

Language

English

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