A nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) approach for rate damping control of a low Earth orbit satellite in the initial acquisition phase is proposed. The only available actuators are magnetic coils which impose control torques on the satellite in interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. In the initial acquisition phase large rotations and high angular rates, and therefore strong nonlinearities must be dealt with. The proposed NMPC method, which is shown to guarantee closed-loop stability, efficiently reduces the kinetic energy of the satellite while satisfying the constraints on the magnetic actuators. Furthermore, due to the prediction of future trajectories, the negative effect of the well-known controllability restriction in magnetic spacecraft control is minimized. It is shown via a simulation example that the obtained closed-loop performance is improved when compared to a classical P-controller.
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%0 Book Section
%1 Böhm2009
%A Böhm, Christoph
%A Merk, Moritz
%A Fichter, Walter
%A Allgöwer, Frank
%B Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Towards New Challenging Applications
%C Berlin, Heidelberg
%D 2009
%E Magni, Lalo
%E Raimondo, Davide Martino
%E Allgöwer, Frank
%I Springer Berlin Heidelberg
%K ifr
%P 511--520
%R 10.1007/978-3-642-01094-1_41
%T Spacecraft Rate Damping with Predictive Control Using Magnetic Actuators Only
%U https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01094-1_41
%X A nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) approach for rate damping control of a low Earth orbit satellite in the initial acquisition phase is proposed. The only available actuators are magnetic coils which impose control torques on the satellite in interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. In the initial acquisition phase large rotations and high angular rates, and therefore strong nonlinearities must be dealt with. The proposed NMPC method, which is shown to guarantee closed-loop stability, efficiently reduces the kinetic energy of the satellite while satisfying the constraints on the magnetic actuators. Furthermore, due to the prediction of future trajectories, the negative effect of the well-known controllability restriction in magnetic spacecraft control is minimized. It is shown via a simulation example that the obtained closed-loop performance is improved when compared to a classical P-controller.
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abstract = {A nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) approach for rate damping control of a low Earth orbit satellite in the initial acquisition phase is proposed. The only available actuators are magnetic coils which impose control torques on the satellite in interaction with the Earth's magnetic field. In the initial acquisition phase large rotations and high angular rates, and therefore strong nonlinearities must be dealt with. The proposed NMPC method, which is shown to guarantee closed-loop stability, efficiently reduces the kinetic energy of the satellite while satisfying the constraints on the magnetic actuators. Furthermore, due to the prediction of future trajectories, the negative effect of the well-known controllability restriction in magnetic spacecraft control is minimized. It is shown via a simulation example that the obtained closed-loop performance is improved when compared to a classical P-controller.},
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title = {Spacecraft Rate Damping with Predictive Control Using Magnetic Actuators Only},
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