Design of Attitude Control Systems for CubeSat-Class Nanosatellite
Joint Authors
Lee, Regina
Li, Junquan
Wright, Thomas
Post, Mark A.
Source
Journal of Control Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Electronic engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
We present a satellite attitude control system design using low-cost hardware and software for a 1U CubeSat.
The attitude control system architecture is a crucial subsystem for any satellite mission since precise pointing is often required to meet mission objectives.
The accuracy and precision requirements are even more challenging for small satellites where limited volume, mass, and power are available for the attitude control system hardware.
In this proposed embedded attitude control system design for a 1U CubeSat, pointing is obtained through a two-stage approach involving coarse and fine control modes.
Fine control is achieved through the use of three reaction wheels or three magnetorquers and one reaction wheel along the pitch axis.
Significant design work has been conducted to realize the proposed architecture.
In this paper, we present an overview of the embedded attitude control system design; the verification results from numerical simulation studies to demonstrate the performance of a CubeSat-class nanosatellite; and a series of air-bearing verification tests on nanosatellite attitude control system hardware that compares the performance of the proposed nonlinear controller with a proportional-integral-derivative controller.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Junquan& Post, Mark A.& Wright, Thomas& Lee, Regina. 2013. Design of Attitude Control Systems for CubeSat-Class Nanosatellite. Journal of Control Science and Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Junquan…[et al.]. Design of Attitude Control Systems for CubeSat-Class Nanosatellite. Journal of Control Science and Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Junquan& Post, Mark A.& Wright, Thomas& Lee, Regina. Design of Attitude Control Systems for CubeSat-Class Nanosatellite. Journal of Control Science and Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488774
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488774