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Slosh attenuation via Reference Governor-based adaptive control for space operations under actuators constraints

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper deals with satellite attitude control in the presence of actuator constraints and unmodelled disturbances. A model reference adaptive control law enhances the satellite control strategy to compensate for the perturbations and ensure precise user-defined closed-loop system performance. This result is consequently employed to build a scalar robust reference governor to enforce the system constraints with limited conservatism. The methodology is illustrated on a single-axis satellite in the presence of sloshing and flexible appendages disturbances, and equipped with reaction wheels subject to torque and angular momentum saturation.

Source: IFAC Journal of Systems and Control

DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacsc.2025.100321

Authors: Guido Magnani, Mario Cassaro, Jean-Marc Biannic, Hélène Evain, Laurent Burlion

Institutions: Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Université de Toulouse, Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,890

Funders: National Science Foundation, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, Office National d'études et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Air Force Research Laboratory