We study the reorientations of flexible spacecraft using momentum exchange devices. A new concise form of the equations of motion for a spacecraft with gimbaled momentum wheels and flexible appendages is presented. The derivation results in a set of vector nonlinear first order differential equations with gimbal torques and spin axis torques as the control inputs. Feedback control laws which result in smooth reorientations are sought with the goal of minimizing structural excitations. We pay special attention to a class of maneuvers wherein the magnitude of the momentum in the wheel cluster is held constant, resulting in a so-called “stationary platform maneuver. “ The advantage of this maneuver is that the platform angular velocity remains small throughout, thereby reducing the excitation of the appendages.


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    Title :

    Flexible Spacecraft Reorientations Using Gimbaled Momentum Wheels


    Additional title:

    J of Astronaut Sci


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2001-09-01


    Size :

    21 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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