Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1996-05-24
1999-02-02
Mojica, Lissi
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
244171, 701220, 701222, B64G 0132, B64G 0136
Patent
active
058654020
ABSTRACT:
A triaxially stabilized earth oriented satellite is provided with an attitude control system. The attitude control system contains a controller, final control elements for generating control torques around each of three axes of a system of coordinates (principle axes x, y, z) fixed relative to the satellite. Additionally, the attitude control system comprises, as measuring transducers, exclusively a direction vector measurement device, like a magnetometer or star sensor, a sun sensor array and an earth sensor. The process of the invention makes use of the apparatus as noted above and includes the steps of:
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Chemnitz Jochim
Fischer Horst-Dieter
Wullstein Petra
Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG
Mojica Lissi
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