@inproceedings{c08f15594a704bd987bb85928a949df8,
title = "Optimal attitude determination and control system design for laice and cubesail",
abstract = "This paper investigates the optimization of the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) for LAICE and CubeSail, two nanosatellites based on the Illinisat-2 bus. The ADC system is divided into two separate, but interlinked subsystems: attitude determination and attitude control. The coupled system is limited in available mass and power and must use inexpensive components. In the case of IlliniSat-2, the system uses the Earth's magnetic field for both attitude determination (through the use of a magnetometer) and for attitude control (through the use of magnetic torque coil actuators). Previous work has seen these two systems independently optimized. This study optimizes the coupled system to generate an optimal pointing method for IlliniSat-2 satellites. In these previous studies, it was assumed that there were no constraints on the duration or intensity of the magnetic torque utilization beyond the physical limits of the hardware in question. In this investigation, the energy stored in the battery and available for use by the ADCS will be considered.",
author = "Vedant and Erik Kroeker and Alexander Ghosh",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the ARES Research Group and the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for providing us the opportunity to get involved with this project, and Prof. Harrison Kim for providing the necessary support to carry out the research and for their continued dedication. The authors would like to recognize the National Science Foundation (NSF), and specifically Therese Jorgensen. The LAICE Cu-beSat mission is funded by NSF grant AGS-1242898. The launch for LAICE is funded by; 27th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2017 ; Conference date: 05-02-2017 Through 09-02-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780877036371",
series = "Advances in the Astronautical Sciences",
publisher = "Univelt Inc.",
pages = "3021--3033",
editor = "Sims, {Jon A.} and Leve, {Frederick A.} and McMahon, {Jay W.} and Yanping Guo",
booktitle = "Spaceflight Mechanics 2017",
}