Velocity-free attitude coordinated tracking control for spacecraft formation flying
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Published on: September 2, 2016
Qinglei Hu1, Jian Zhang2, Youmin Zhang3
1School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
Abstract:
This article investigates the velocity-free attitude coordinated tracking control scheme for a group of spacecraft with the assumption that the angular velocities of the formation members are not available in control feedback. Initially, an angular velocity observer is constructed based on each individual's attitude quarternion. Then, the distributed attitude coordinated control law is designed by using the observed states, in which adaptive control method is adopted to handle the external disturbances. Stability of the overall closed-loop system is analyzed theoretically, which shows the system trajectory converges to a small set around origin with fast convergence rate. Numerical simulations are performed to demonstrate fast convergence and improved tracking performance of the proposed control strategy.
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