The parameters and relations associated with optimal systems are examined, taking into account a quadratic performance index and a root square locus plot, including the characteristic roots of the optimal system and its adjoint system as a function of the cost function weights. The calculation of the locus is described and the employment of the considered relations in studies of a drag-free satellite is discussed. Attention is given to weights regarding the initial states, questions of rotating integral control, approaches for experimental verification, and the performance of various methods for the reduction of fuel consumption due to center of spin offsets.
Complex symmetric root square locus with an application to a spinning drag-free satellite
Symposium on Automatic Control in Space ; 1976 ; Rottach-Egern, Germany
1976-01-01
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Integral control of a spinning drag-free satellite
AIAA | 1977
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