Design and analysis of attitude control algorithm for low earth orbiting satellite with magnetic torquer concepts using nonlinear unscented Kalman filter

  • Authors

    • M. Raja Assistant Professor
    • Dr. Ugur Guven Profesor
    • Dr. Om Prakash Associate Professor
    2020-01-23
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.17.10079
  • Attitude and Determination and Control System (ADCS), Coordinate Frame, Direct Cosine Matrix, Magnetic Torquer, Unscented Kalman Filter.

  • Abstract

    Attitude control system plays the important role for to maintain the satellite to desired orientation. To control the satellite it is necessary to do the attitude stabilization. Attitude stabilization achieved by Star sensor, sun sensor, Earth sensors. Attitude control is mainly use for antenna pointing accuracy, camera focus to earth surface and solar panel pointing toward sun. Due to tumbling effects, satellite will rotate all the direction in the space. To maintain the orientation of the satellite it is necessary to design the attitude determination and control. Satellite consider as the rigid body. Inertia matrix describes the rigid body dynamics. The orientation of the satellite determine by Euler angle and Quaternion. The Low earth orbiting satellite will have enormous amount of aerodynamic drag stinking the satellite body and gravitational attraction another problem. Because of that satellite dwell, time is reduced. It means satellite more time spending particular part of the earth. The attitude estimation is measures by the orientation of vectors. Attitude estimation means to find the position and orientation of flying object with respect to the fixed reference of reference. Vector remains considered in the frame of reference to compute for find the orientation of the body of the satellite in the inertial reference system. The Earth is an inertial reference frame, and Satellite is a body frame. Attitude sensor used to measure the satellite orientation in the reference frame. This will help in accurately predicting the orbit deviation and a control system to correct if any by providing the satellite momentum means ‘mass in motion’ changes in a body rapidly in Low earth orbit due to centripetal force acting on a satellite. Attitude control system (ACS) need the numerical simulation to find the required torque demand by the help of difference between reference input (Attitude) signal and feedback signal measure by attitude sensor to trim the control surface maintain the actuator required orientation . The results will consist of two parts the first part consisting of the attitude estimation using Euler angle and Quaternion method, second part consist of estimate the control torque from magnetic torquer and error estimation using non-linear filter (Unscented Kalman Filter) with MATLAB simulation.

     

     

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    Raja, M., Ugur Guven, D., & Om Prakash, D. (2020). Design and analysis of attitude control algorithm for low earth orbiting satellite with magnetic torquer concepts using nonlinear unscented Kalman filter. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 9(1), 37-51. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.17.10079

    Received date: 2018-03-11

    Accepted date: 2018-04-16

    Published date: 2020-01-23