There is a heightened interest within NASA for the design, development, and flight implementation of mixed actuator hybrid attitude control systems for science spacecraft that have less than three functional reaction wheel actuators. This interest is driven by a number of recent reaction wheels failures on aging, but still scientifically productive, NASA spacecraft. This paper describes the highlights of the first NASA Cross-Center Hybrid Control Workshop that was held in Greenbelt, Maryland in April of 2013 under the sponsorship of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). A brief historical summary of NASA's past experiences with spacecraft mixed actuator hybrid attitude control approaches, some of which were implemented on-orbit, will be provided. This paper will also convey some of the lessons learned and best practices captured at that workshop. Some relevant recent and current hybrid control activities will be described with an emphasis on work in support of a repurposed Kepler spacecraft. Specific technical areas for future considerations regarding spacecraft hybrid control will also be identified.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft Hybrid Control At NASA: A Look Back, Current Initiatives, and Some Future Considerations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual American Astronautical Society (AAS) Guidance & Control Conference ; 2014 ; Breckenridge, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-01-31


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English