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Attitude change control method, attitude change control system, attitude change control program and program recording medium

US8038101B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2008
Grant dateOct 18, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64G1/244
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an attitude change control system that is designed to efficiently output a torque for attitude change of a space craft using CMGs and realizes a real time CMG driving rule. A CMG gimbal steering law 15 generates target profiles for setting angle and angular velocity for each gimbal by applying an anisotropic weighted gradient method based upon the necessary torque calculated by a feed back controller 13 and a feed forward controller 14 from the angle and angular velocity in the target direction from the attitude navigator 12 and the current angle and angular velocity of the space craft estimated by the attitude estimator 11 as well as the current condition of each gimbal from the CMG 40, thereby controlling the CMG 40 for changing the attitude of the space craft dynamics 50 to the target direction.

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