摘要 |
<p>An attitude or orientation control system for spacecraft that provides for yaw axis error reduction and momentum dumping using a simple calculation involving only the momentum wheel speeds as input and which outputs two axis (roll and yaw) torque commands. The system utilizes the spacecraft 1) momentum wheels that store spacecraft momentum, 2) processing means for the calculation of control torques, and 3) torque actuators, e.g., magnetic torquers, that can provide a torque axis anywhere in the spacecraft roll/yaw plane, and involves three fundamental steps, 1) the input of the momentum wheel speed measurements, 2) the calculation of the required torques, using the wheel speed measurements, and 3) the outputting of the required torques in a form appropriate for controlling the available actuators. <IMAGE></p> |