Attitude Control System for an Earth observation satellite

• Autorzy: Narkiewicz Janusz , Grünvald Szabolcs , Sochacki Mateusz

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/bpasts.2024.148612

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of the research was to develop the Attitude Control System algorithm to be implemented in the Earth Observation Satellite System composed of leader-follower formation. The main task of the developed Attitude Control System is to execute attitude change manoeuvres required to point the axis of the image acquisition sensor to the fixed target on the Earth’s surface, while the satellite is within the segment of an orbit, where image acquisition is possible. Otherwise, the satellite maintains a nadir orientation. The control strategy is realized by defining the high-level operational modes and control laws to manage the attitude control actuators: magnetorquers used for desaturation of the reaction wheels and reaction wheels used for agile attitude variation. A six-degree-of-freedom satellite model was used to verify whether the developed Attitude Control System based on PID controllers for actuators performs attitude control in line with the requirements of an Earth Observation System. The simulations done for a variety of combinations of orbital parameters and surface target positions proved that the designed Attitude Control System fulfils the mission requirements with sufficient accuracy This high-level architecture supplemented by a more detailed control system model allowed proving efficient functionalities performance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

attitude control; Earth observing system; guidance; low Earth orbit satellites

PL

kontrola postawy; system obserwacji Ziemi; przewodnictwo; satelity na niskiej orbicie okołoziemskiej

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 72, nr 2
• Strony: art. no. e148612
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr 12 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Narkiewicz Janusz

• Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-3285

autor

Grünvald Szabolcs

• Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Sochacki Mateusz

• Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, 00-665, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2340-496X

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).