Robust fixed-time attitude stabilization control of flexible spacecraft with actuator uncertainty

L Cao, B **ao, M Golestani - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
A robust fixed-time control framework is presented to stabilize flexible spacecraft's attitude
system with external disturbance, uncertain parameters of inertia, and actuator uncertainty …

Developments of attitude determination and control system of microsats: A survey

L He, W Ma, P Guo, T Sheng - … Part I: Journal of Systems and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study surveys the developments in satellite attitude determination and control system,
especially for microsats. This survey is not intended to be complete but is limited to the most …

Fully actuated system approach to attitude control of flexible spacecraft with nonlinear time-varying inertia

T Zhao, GR Duan - Science China Information Sciences, 2022 - Springer
A high-order fully actuated (HOFA) system approach is proposed for the attitude control
problem of a flexible spacecraft with nonlinear and time-varying inertia. Different from most …

Finite-time control for nonlinear spacecraft attitude based on terminal sliding mode technique

Z Song, H Li, K Sun - ISA transactions, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, a fast terminal sliding mode control (FTSMC) scheme with double closed loops
is proposed for the spacecraft attitude control. The FTSMC laws are included both in an …

Passive vibration control of flexible spacecraft using shunted piezoelectric transducers

TP Sales, DA Rade, LCG De Souza - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper is devoted to the attitude and vibration control of spacecraft containing flexible
appendages. It entails an investigation of a passive control strategy which consists in …

Anti-unwinding sliding mode attitude maneuver control for rigid spacecraft

RQ Dong, AG Wu, Y Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Automatic …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, anti-unwinding attitude maneuver control for rigid spacecraft is considered.
First, in order to avoid the unwinding phenomenon when the system states are restricted to …

Advances in variable stiffness vibration isolator and its application in spacecraft

F Liu, D Yu, C Wang, G Wang - International Journal of Structural …, 2022 - World Scientific
Variable stiffness vibration isolator (VSVI) can be switched between the low stiffness state
and high stiffness state, respectively suitable for spacecraft requirement in cutting off the jitter …

Disturbance observer-based active vibration suppression and attitude control for flexible spacecraft

W Zhu, Q Zong, B Tian, W Liu - IEEE Transactions on Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, active vibration suppression and attitude control for flexible spacecraft under
model uncertainty and external disturbance are investigated. First, an adaptive disturbance …

Nonsingular terminal sliding mode control technique for attitude tracking problem of a small satellite with combined energy and attitude control system (CEACS)

S Eshghi, R Varatharajoo - Aerospace science and technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Attitude control and power storage subsystems are two of the essential utilities provided on a
spacecraft. As they comprise a significant fraction of a spacecraft mass, a synergism concept …

Vibration suppression and adaptive-robust control of a smart flexible satellite with three axes maneuvering

M Azadi, SA Fazelzadeh, M Eghtesad, E Azadi - Acta Astronautica, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper the three axes slewing maneuver and the vibration suppression of a flexible
spacecraft are studied. The satellite has a central rigid body and two flexible appendages …