Performance testing plans, procedures, and initial results for the Galileo Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem are described. The objectives of performance testing include test bed comparisons, examining the interactions between spacecraft dynamics and controllers, and verifying the ability to tune control algorithms in flight to meet specific performance requirements. Two primary test beds are described. One, the Integration Test Laboratory, drives actual flight hardware components and support equipment with a real time computer simulation of spacecraft dynamics. The other, the Functional Simulator, is a nonreal time computer simulation with high fidelity spacecraft dynamics, including flexible appendages, fuel slosh, and simulated hardware components. Initial Functional Simulator results are presented which illustrate spacecraft response to open loop spin-up and turn commands. A closed loop sun acquisition turn is also demonstrated. Future tests for verifying performance of attitude determination, spacecraft control, and scan platform pointing functions are outlined.


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    Title :

    Performance testing of the Galileo attitude control system


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    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English







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