Experiments on Jerk-Limited Slew Maneuvers of a Flexible Spacecraft

Abstract

In this paper, experimental verifications of various jerk-limited control designs are presented. The focus is on a large slew maneuver of a flexible spacecraft where the fast and accurate pointing is required at the end of the maneuver. Various control profiles are investigated including input shaping and jerk-limited optimal control profiles, especially to account the effect of jerk in the control profile. The control design is verified by the experiment using the Flexible Spacecraft Simulator (FSS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA601081

Entities

People

  • Brij N. Agrawal
  • Jae-jun Kim

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Astronautics
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Cancellation
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Maneuvers
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Spacecraft
  • Trajectories
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers