Dynamics and control of a tri-axis satellite attitude simulator

Jinjun Shan

doi:10.1108/00022661011053418

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Dynamics and control of a tri-axis satellite attitude simulator

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Title:	Dynamics and control of a tri-axis satellite attitude simulator
Author(s):	Jinjun Shan, (Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada)
Citation:	Jinjun Shan, (2010) "Dynamics and control of a tri-axis satellite attitude simulator", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 82 Iss: 2, pp.116 - 125
Keywords:	Aerodynamics, Artificial satellites, Control technology, Simulation, Spacecraft
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/00022661011053418 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a tri-axis spacecraft simulator to simulate the three-axis attitude motion of a satellite and for ground-based hardware-in-the-loop simulation. Design/methodology/approach – The structure of tri-axis satellite attitude simulator is designed first. Full dynamic model is then derived. Based on the dynamic model, a simple proportional-integral-derivative controller is developed and applied to control the motion of simulator. Findings – The effectiveness of the proposed simulator configuration has been verified through numerical simulations. The tri-axis simulator can follow the satellite attitude motion precisely. Originality/value – This paper is valuable for researchers working on the development of tri-axis spacecraft attitude simulator. This work is original. The simulator configuration has been applied to a satellite mission that was launched successfully in 2006.