Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking

Almost all high-precision pointing satellites use reaction wheels to produce the desired commanded control torque to stabilize their pointing direction. The reaction wheels are good actuators; however, one or two wheels may fail sometimes and could jeopardize the space missions. The solar arrays in...

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Main Authors: Chak, Yew-Chung, Varatharajoo, Renuganth
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Language:English
Published: International Society of Multiphysics 2024
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author Chak, Yew-Chung
Varatharajoo, Renuganth
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Varatharajoo, Renuganth
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description Almost all high-precision pointing satellites use reaction wheels to produce the desired commanded control torque to stabilize their pointing direction. The reaction wheels are good actuators; however, one or two wheels may fail sometimes and could jeopardize the space missions. The solar arrays in low Earth orbiting satellites are typically mounted on the pitch-axis and their rotations are driven by the solar array drive assemblies (SADAs). Although the SADAs generate internal torques due to the rotations, they can potentially be manipulated for the disturbance compensation. In this work, three disturbance rejection control schemes are proposed for the low Earth-orbiting satellite using the combined attitude and sun tracking control system (CASTS). These disturbance compensation schemes are active torque control, linear quadratic integral, and disturbance observer-based control. A multitasking fuzzy fusion framework is introduced to address situations with multiple disturbance rejection control schemes. Numerical treatments of the proposed disturbance compensation strategies are presented. The results show that the disturbance compensation schemes are effective in controlling the attitude and tracking the Sun simultaneously.
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spelling upm-1129752024-10-13T10:57:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112975/ Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking Chak, Yew-Chung Varatharajoo, Renuganth Almost all high-precision pointing satellites use reaction wheels to produce the desired commanded control torque to stabilize their pointing direction. The reaction wheels are good actuators; however, one or two wheels may fail sometimes and could jeopardize the space missions. The solar arrays in low Earth orbiting satellites are typically mounted on the pitch-axis and their rotations are driven by the solar array drive assemblies (SADAs). Although the SADAs generate internal torques due to the rotations, they can potentially be manipulated for the disturbance compensation. In this work, three disturbance rejection control schemes are proposed for the low Earth-orbiting satellite using the combined attitude and sun tracking control system (CASTS). These disturbance compensation schemes are active torque control, linear quadratic integral, and disturbance observer-based control. A multitasking fuzzy fusion framework is introduced to address situations with multiple disturbance rejection control schemes. Numerical treatments of the proposed disturbance compensation strategies are presented. The results show that the disturbance compensation schemes are effective in controlling the attitude and tracking the Sun simultaneously. International Society of Multiphysics 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112975/1/112975.pdf Chak, Yew-Chung and Varatharajoo, Renuganth (2024) Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking. The International Journal of Multiphysics, 18 (2s). pp. 47-57. ISSN 1750-9548; eISSN: 2048-3961 https://themultiphysicsjournal.com/index.php/ijm/article/view/952 10.52710/ijm.v18.i2s.952
spellingShingle Chak, Yew-Chung
Varatharajoo, Renuganth
Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title_full Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title_fullStr Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title_full_unstemmed Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title_short Satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
title_sort satellite multitasking fuzzy system for attitude and sun tracking
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112975/1/112975.pdf