Variable Structure Control of Decoupleable Systems and Attitude Control of Spacecraft in Presence of Uncertainty

Authors

Ashok Iyer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sahhjendra N. Singh, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-15-1988

Publication Title

American Control Conference, 1989

Publisher

IEEE

First page number:

2238

Last page number:

2243

Abstract

This paper considers control of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems which can be decoupled by state variable feedback. A variable structure control (VSC) law is derived such that in the closed-loop system the output variable asymptotically tracks a given output trajectory in spite of the uncertainty in the system. Based on this result, a control law is derived for the attitude control of an orbiting spacecraft in the presence of uncertainty using reaction jets. The controlled outputs are the three Euler angles which describe the orientation of the spacecraft relative to an orbital frame. Simulation results are presented to show that in the closed-loop system precise attitude control is accomplished in spite of the uncertainty in the system.

Keywords

Computer science; Control systems; Electric variables control; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear systems; Space vehicles; State feedback; Torque control; Trajectory; Uncertainty

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Iyer, A., Singh, S. N. (1988). Variable Structure Control of Decoupleable Systems and Attitude Control of Spacecraft in Presence of Uncertainty. American Control Conference, 1989 2238-2243. IEEE.