TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
Online ISSN : 1884-0485
ISSN-L : 1884-0485
d) Astrodynamics, Navigation Guidance and Control
Passability and a Steering Law in Singular States of Control Moment Gyros
Yuki MINAMIDAYasuhiro SHOJIKatsuhiko YAMADA
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2016 Volume 14 Issue ists30 Pages Pd_55-Pd_61

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Singularity is a problem in attitude control of a spacecraft using control moment gyros (CMGs). In this study, the internal singular states of two six-CMG systems; the hexagonal and twin-triangular type CMGs are investigated and one of the CMG arrangement types; the twin triangular type is proven to have only passable internal singular states. By using the passability, the gimbal angle calculation that satisfies the given angular momentum of CMGs is proposed and its effectiveness is compared with an existing method. A steering law for the gimbal angular velocities based on the gimbal angle calculation is also constructed. The attitude control of the spacecraft by using the proposed steering law is examined through numerical simulations.

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