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Attitude control of the spacecraft with swiveling orbit-control engine during the propulsion

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Purdue University

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Abstract

A research is presented to solve the problem that the thrust vector of swiveling engine on variable-mass vehicle could not only track changes of centroid position but also point to a fixed direction in inertial space. In this paper, the variable-mass vehicle is considered to be consisting of two parts - a two-way swiveling engine and a variable-mass platform. The mathematical model of the complex variable-mass system is established by using the Reynolds Migration Theorem. Besides, during the control system design, quaternion is converted into three quasi-Euler angles by means of a linear transformation and the on-off control law is designed on the phase plane which is formed by quasi-Euler angle and quasi-Euler angular velocity. The simulation results demonstrate the performance of the control law used on the variable-mass vehicle and therefore validate the viability of the control law.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASTRODYNAMICS 2011 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Pages2629-2642
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2012
Event2011 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, ASTRODYNAMICS 2011 - Girdwood, AK, United States
Duration: 31 Jul 20114 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume142
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

Conference2011 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, ASTRODYNAMICS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGirdwood, AK
Period31/07/114/08/11

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