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Magnetic attitude control with aerodynamic stabilization for the LAICE satellite

  • Erik Kroeker
  • , Craig Babiarz
  • , Alexander Ghosh

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

The LAICE satellite will make use of magnetic torqueing coils augmented with aerodynamic stabilization to accomplish the mission attitude control requirements. The proposed control method relies on aerodynamic stabilization of the spacecraft to maintain pointing in the satellite normal frame. The aerodynamic stabilization reduces the dimensionality of the magnetic attitude control to a one-dimensional problem. As a result, it is possible to design a controller for the magnetic torqueing coils based upon models of the orbital trajectory and the Earth's magnetic field. The design of the controller along with the results of a hardware-in-the-loop attitude control simulation is presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpaceflight Mechanics 2016
EditorsMartin T. Ozimek, Renato Zanetti, Angela L. Bowes, Ryan P. Russell, Martin T. Ozimek
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages1001-1016
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9780877036333
StatePublished - 2016
Event26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2016 - Napa, United States
Duration: Feb 14 2016 → Feb 18 2016

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume158
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Other

Other26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNapa
Period2/14/16 → 2/18/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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