Design requirements for a small satellite (NPSAT-l) Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADCS) is a three-axis stabilized spacecraft which requires a control attitude of +/- 1,0 degrees and knowledge attitude of +/- 0,1 degree. Several design aspects are considered in development of attitude control systems for a small satellite, such as: spacecraft dynamics, space environment, disturbance torques, orbit type, and spacecraft complexity. The ideal spacecrafts attitude sensor is a rate gyroscope, which provides rate information to the attitude control system In the case of NP SAT- 1, due to budget constraints alternative sensors will be utilized, such as: a three-axis magnetometer, earth sensors, and a Global Positioning System (GPS), A small satellite designed to have a three-axis stabilized, biased momentum system, must have a robust control system, and requires a momentum wheel to provide stiffness to maintain attitude, and magnetic torque rods on each axis. The current design of NPSAT- 1 uses all of these sensors to provide rate information for damping and stability to the control system that requires a complicated attitude control design, The purpose of this attitude control design simulation is to investigate and propose a control law utilizing a single pitch momentum wheel and three magnetic torque rods. A further proposal is to utilize a constant speed momentum wheel to avoid momentum damping and over speed, replace the pitch control with magnetic torquers, and develop a Kalman filter estimator to provide all the required angular rates.


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    Title :

    Design And Simulation of a Three-Axis Stabilized Satellite and Kalman Filter Rate Estimator


    Contributors:
    J. Vitalich (author)

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    114 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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