Recent advances in dynamical modeling and attitude control of flexible spacecraft
David Paolo Madonna
download PDFAbstract. This work is focused on some recent advances on spacecraft dynamical modeling and attitude control. First, the problem of correctly linearizing the elastic behavior of spinning flexible spacecraft is discussed, and an example is presented that addresses this topic from both the analytical and the numerical point of view. Then, attitude control is considered and a new feedback law for single axis alignment is presented, together with the inclusion of accurate modeling of the actuation dynamics. Moreover, numerical simulations for the reorientation of a flexible multibody spacecraft are provided.
Keywords
Flexible Spacecraft, Stress Stiffening, Kane’s Method, Nonlinear Feedback Attitude Control, Control Momentum Gyroscopes
Published online 9/1/2023, 8 pages
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Citation: David Paolo Madonna, Recent advances in dynamical modeling and attitude control of flexible spacecraft, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 33, pp 140-147, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902677-21
The article was published as article 21 of the book Aerospace Science and Engineering
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