Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1996-08-12
1999-08-03
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
701 13, B64G 128
Patent
active
059314214
ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for attitude control and stabilization of a three-axis stabilized, bias momentum spacecraft which is equipped with a spin wheel arrangement that is capable of generating an angular momentum vector in a predeterminable direction, as well as control torques about all three axes of a spacecraft fixed system of coordinates, independently of one another. The control arrangement is equipped with an attitude sensor, which measures the attitude deviation about a first lateral axis (roll axis) oriented perpendicularly to the predetermined direction, with actuators for generating external control torques. A decoupling controller uses the deviations signal (roll angle phi) and takes into account the magnitude of the angular momentum generated by the spin wheel momentum arrangement, to provide a control signal which causes unidirectional decoupling of the roll dynamics from the yaw dynamics, for the spin wheel arrangement for generating a control torque about a second lateral axis (yaw axis) which is orthogonal to the predeterminable direction and to the first lateral axis.
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Ertongur Nahit
Keeve Rolf
Surauer Michael
Barefoot Galen L.
Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG
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