Advanced Capstone Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Project
Explore the dynamics of a complex spacecraft system with a hinged panel in this capstone course. Learn about kinematics, center of mass properties, and apply attitude control torques for rotational response. Discover open-loop control solutions and reduce panel oscillations with a filtered approach.
This capstone course is the 3rd and final course of the specialization Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control. It assumes you have completed the prior courses on “Attitude Control with Momentum Exchange Devices” and “Analytical Mechanics for Spacecraft Dynamics”. This project course investigates the dynamics of a complex spacecraft system where there is a rigid hub onto which a hinged panel is attached. This simulates a spacecraft with a time varying geometry.
First, the three-dimensional kinematics of this system are explored. Analytical relationships of the body and panel position and velocity states are derived, and the center of mass properties of this system are explored.
Next, a simplified system is used to use Lagrange’s equations of motion to predict the dynamical response. With these differential equations we are then able to apply attitude control torques and investigate the rotational response if the spacecraft hub has a spring-hinged panel attached. Two open-loop control torque solutions are investigated. The classical minimum time bang-bang control solution is applied first, illustrating how such a control can yield unwanted panel oscillations. Finally, a filtered version of the bang-bang control is applied to illustrated how the panel oscillations can be significantly reduced at the cost of a slightly longer nominal maneuver time.
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