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  • Control Systems
  • Applied Physics

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  • Agile satellites face challenges with attitude maneuverability, pointing stability, and accuracy.
  • Traditional electromechanical platforms have limitations in addressing these issues.

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  • To propose a new stabilized platform using seven-degree-of-freedom Lorentz force magnetic levitation.
  • To design an adaptive controller for rotating magnetic bearings to enhance satellite load pointing accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Description of the new platform's features, structure, and working principle, contrasting it with traditional systems.
  • Establishment of the rotor dynamics model for rotating magnetic bearings.
  • Design of an adaptive controller based on the Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural network with a current feedback inner loop.

Main Results:

  • The RBF neural network controller demonstrates superior pointing accuracy and anti-interference ability compared to PID and robust sliding mode controllers.
  • The proposed platform significantly improves system robustness, stiffness, and rapidity.

Conclusions:

  • The novel Lorentz force magnetic levitation platform and RBF neural network controller effectively enhance satellite pointing accuracy and stability.
  • This technology offers a powerful solution for applications like laser communication and high-resolution detection.