Fault tolerant small satellite attitude control using adaptive non-singular terminal sliding mode

The Attitude Control System (ACS) plays a pivotal role in the whole performance of the spacecraft on the orbit; therefore, it is vitally important to design the control system with the performance of rapid response, high control precision and insensitive to external perturbations. In the first place, this paper proposes two adaptive nonlinear control algorithms based on the sliding mode control (SMC), which are designed for small satellite attitude control system. The nonlinear dynamics describing the attitude of small satellite is considered in a circle reference orbit, and the stability of the closed-loop system in the presence of external perturbations is investigated. Then, in order to account for accidental or degradation fault in satellite actuators, the fault-tolerant control schemes are presented. Hence, two adaptive fault-tolerant control laws (continuous sliding mode control and non-singular terminal sliding mode control) are developed by adopting the nonlinear analytical model to describe the system, which can guarantee global asymptotic convergence of the attitude control error with the existence of unknown external perturbations. The nonlinear hyperplane based Terminal sliding mode is introduced into the control law design; therefore, the system convergence performance improves and the control error is convergent in “finite time”. As a result, the study on the non-singular terminal sliding mode control is the emphasis and the continuous sliding mode control is used to compare with the non-singular terminal sliding mode control. Meanwhile, an adaptive fuzzy algorithm has been proposed to suppress the chattering phenomenon. Moreover, several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed controllers by correcting for the external perturbations. Simulation results confirm that the suggested methodologies yield high control precision in control. In addition, actuator degradation, actuator stuck and actuator failure for a period of time are simulated to demonstrate the fault recovery capability of the fault tolerant controllers. The numerical results clearly demonstrate the good performance of the adaptive non-singular terminal control in the event of actuator fault compare with the continuous sliding mode control.     

Adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control for satellite attitude tracking system

In this paper, an adaptive modified sliding mode control approach is developed for attitude tracking of a nano-satellite with three magnetorquers and one reaction wheel. A sliding variable is chosen based on finite-time convergence of the nano-satellite attitude tracking error and avoiding the singularity of the control signal. The control gain of the proposed method is developed adaptively to reduce the tracking error and improve the closed-loop control performance. The sliding variable and adaptive parameter are also employed in the reaching phase of the control law to decrease the chattering phenomenon. In addition, the finite-time convergence of attitude variables in the presence of actuator faults, inertia uncertainty, and external disturbances is proved using the extended Lyapunov theorem. The simulations are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed method according to different evaluation criteria. Monte Carlo simulations are also used to survey the reliability of the system in the presence of the mentioned condition.     

柔性卫星大角度机动的自适应模糊变结构控制

针对柔性卫星大角度机动过程中多种模态的强耦合非线性动力学控制问题,提出了一种自适应模糊变结构姿态控制方法.首先利用拉格朗日方程建立了带柔性附件卫星的动力学模型,然后设计变结构控制器使得系统状态能在有限时间内到达滑模面,并采用自适应模糊系统逼近系统所存在的耦合非线性项.为了削弱变结构控制项所带来的抖动,避免激发柔性附件的高频模态,采用边界层方法来代替开关项,并通过模糊规则表的方法确定边界层的厚度.仿真结果表明,所提出的控制方法既实现了柔性卫星高精度姿态控制,也保证了卫星大角度机动过程中柔性附件弹性模态的有效抑制,系统对各种干扰具有一定的鲁棒性.      

Performance analysis of an attitude control system for solar sails using sliding masses

This paper deals with the attitude control performance analysis of a square solar sail. Two sliding masses are moved inside and along mast lanyards for the control around the pitch and yaw axes. An optimal linear controller with a feedback and a feedforward part is used to control the attitude of the sail. Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the system’s ability of performing precise and near-time-optimal reorientation maneuvers as well as the controller’s sensitivity with respect to the sail parameters, as the center of pressure to the center of mass offset or the sail’s size. Our simulation results are finally shown and discussed.     

EHA反馈线性化最优滑模面双模糊滑模控制

为提高电静液作动器（EHA）控制性能,提出了一种反馈线性化最优滑模面的双模糊滑模控制方法。该方法在EHA的非线性模型上,利用反馈线性化方法将其线性化,在此基础上建立线性切换函数,并采用最优控制理论对切换函数进行设计。为削弱抖振将模糊控制算法引入滑模控制中,采用一个模糊控制器,根据最优滑模函数运动特性的数值对切换控制增益进行估计;采用另一个模糊控制器,根据滑模控制原理对切换控制项进行调整。仿真结果证明了该方法的有效性。      

直达滑模控制

用传统到达条件综合而成的滑模控制系统不能保证所有出发于滑动模态邻域的相轨线都能直接到达邻近的滑动模态分支,导致状态转移过程超调,这对于某些控制工程是不允许的.为使滑模控制过程单向收敛,提出了直达滑模控制方法.通过对传统到达条件表述中的不足的分析,介绍了直达函数的定义和直达条件的建立.直达条件是用直达滑模控制法综合滑模控制系统的依据.直达滑模控制系统由指令模态及开关型直达滑模控制组成.与传统到达条件不同,满足直达条件的控制,可保证所有出发于滑动模态邻域的相轨线都能直接到达邻近的滑动模态分支,沿滑动模态趋向零态,状态转移过程快速而无超调.将直达滑模控制应用于示例系统并进行仿真,仿真结果符合对直达滑模控制性能的预期.      

Spin deployment of Hub-Spoke tethered satellite formation with sliding mode tether tension control

This work develops a tension control strategy for deploying an underactuated spin-stable tethered satellite formation in the hub-spoke configuration. First, the Lagrange equation is used to model the spin-deployment dynamics of the tethered satellite formation. The central spacecraft is modeled as a rigid body, and the tethered subsatellites are simplified as lumped masses. Second, a pure tension controller has been proposed to suppress the tether libration motion in the deployment without thrusting at the subsatellites. A nonlinear sliding mode control is introduced in the tension controller for the underactuated system to suppress the periodic gravitational perturbations caused by the spinning hub-spoke tethered satellite formation. The unknown upper bounds of the perturbations are estimated by adaptive control law. The bounded stability of the closed-loop tension controller has been proved by the Lyapunov theory. Finally, numerical simulations validate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller, i.e., tethers are fully deployed stably to the desired hub-spoke configuration.     

基于多模态滑模的快速非奇异终端滑模控制

根据多模态滑模概念,提出了一种快速非奇异终端滑模控制方法(FNTSM,Fast Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode),实现了非奇异终端滑模控制的全局快速收敛.多模态滑模通过设计分段切换函数,实现多个滑动模态.FNTSM的切换函数由线性滑模的切换函数和非奇异终端滑模的切换函数连接而成.当系统状态远离平衡点时,系统运行于线性滑动模态;当系统状态靠近平衡点时,系统运行于非奇异终端滑动模态.设计了切换型控制律,保证了系统的到达时间和滑动时间都是有限的.数值仿真表明:FNTSM控制与非奇异终端滑模控制、线性滑模控制相比具有快速性优点.      

Space-based line-of-sight tracking control of GEO target using nonsingular terminal sliding mode

This paper addresses the issue of high-precision line-of-sight (LOS) tracking of geosynchronous earth orbit target in highly dynamic conditions via spacecraft attitude maneuver. First, characteristics of the LOS motion are analyzed by a simplified linear relative motion model. Second, after transforming the quaternion-based attitude model into a double integrator system, a new nonsingular terminal sliding mode controller is proposed for spacecraft attitude tracking in a nominal case without parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. Third, an adaptive new nonsingular terminal mode controller is proposed for spacecraft attitude tracking in an uncertain case, which is done via constructing a pair of adaptive laws to estimate the parametric uncertainties and external disturbances online. The robust stability and finite time convergence property of the closed-loop system are demonstrated by Lyapunov theorem. Under control of the proposed controller, zero steady state error tracking of LOS with a smooth transition phase can be achieved in scheduled time, regardless of parametric uncertainties and external disturbances online. Finally, detailed numerical simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and performance of the proposed controllers. Contrasting simulation results shows that proposed controllers can track the desired trajectories effectively and have better performance against the controllers based on linear sliding mode and the existing fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode.     

基于Terminal滑模的小行星探测器着陆连续控制

针对弱引力场不规则小行星探测器安全下降与着陆,提出了一种基于比例微分(PD,Proportional plus Derivative)及非奇异Terminal滑模的连续控制方法.在着陆点坐标系下推导了探测器的动力学方程,设计了开环燃料次最优多项式标称轨迹制导方法.针对下降和着陆两个不同阶段提出了PD和非奇异Terminal滑模变结构连续控制方法.将PD控制的易操作性与非奇异Terminal滑模控制收敛速度快、调整时间短有效结合,保证了探测器安全着陆.仿真结果表明了提出方法的可行性和有效性.     

仿射非线性系统的二阶滑模控制律研究

分析现有滑模控制算法特别是二阶滑模控制算法在抑制抖动和鲁棒性等方面所存在的问题,以仿射非线性系统为对象,针对近似时间最优的二阶滑模控制律收敛速度慢和抖振较大的问题,提出改进控制算法,通过设计适当的约束条件和修正滑模趋近加速度,提高了二阶滑模的响应速度,并在不损失鲁棒性的前提下削弱了抖振的频率和幅度.以单摆模型为例,分别对该算法和二阶Lyapunov函数法以及一阶指数趋近法进行仿真研究,仿真结果表明该算法适用于具有不确定性的非线性系统,并在削抖和快速响应方面具有相对优势.     

On the ability of sliding mode and LQR controllers optimized with PSO in attitude control of a flexible 4-DOF satellite with time-varying payload

Precise pointing of the satellite and its payload is essential in the accurate accomplishment of a space mission. In this study, the system of a satellite and its payload are considered as 4-DOF equations of motion. The time-varying payload can observe one direction of the Earth independently, and the satellite can point to the Earth station by its 3-DOF motions simultaneously. Sliding mode and LQR controllers are designed for damping disturbances, and consequently high pointing accuracy. Environmental disturbances and the associated time delay of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are applied to the system. An algorithm based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is proposed to find the optimum values of variables and Normalized Integral Square Error (NISE) of the two aforementioned controllers. Numerical simulations indicate the optimized magnitudes of target detection errors and control efforts in four directions. The results revealed that PSO-SMC can finely track the time-varying payload and has better efficiency in comparison with PSO-LQR.     

高超声速滑翔飞行器的分散鲁棒姿态控制

根据高超声速滑翔飞行器的任务和特点,并考虑一阶执行器动态,建立了面向控制系统设计的飞行器姿态模型.针对模型的结构,结合分散控制和滑模变结构控制的思想设计了再入飞行段的分散鲁棒姿态控制器:采用Tornambe控制方法进行了分散鲁棒滑模面的设计,使得系统能够克服耦合及非匹配不确定性的影响实现性能优良的滑模运动;采用改进的时间次优控制方法实现了二阶滑模变结构控制律的设计,通过在线估计等效控制削弱了抖振.为验证控制器的设计,在Simulink中以某概念高超声速滑翔飞行器为对象,进行了分散鲁棒姿态控制系统和制导系统的联合仿真,仿真结果表明在存在大不确定性的情况下,可以实现对制导指令的鲁棒稳定跟踪.     

一种使用RBF网络的自适应滑模控制器

针对实际系统易受未知非线性、外界干扰和参数摄动等不确定因素影响的问题,以高精度模拟转台为例,采用一种基于RBF(Radial Basis Function)网络的自适应滑模控制器.控制器由名义反馈控制器和滑模干扰补偿器两个子系统组成.反馈控制器通过极点配置的方法实现,用来稳定名义系统.干扰补偿器使用一个自适应RBF网络在线辨识不确定性的上界值.计算机仿真结果表明了该法的鲁棒性和有效性.     

基于遗传算法的高速飞行器滑模控制律设计

以高超声速飞行器GHV(Generic Hypersonic Vehicle)的俯仰通道为控制对象,针对其6自由度非线性模型设计了滑模控制律.为了便于应用滑模控制理论,首先对该模型进行了输入输出反馈线性化,将原模型转换成为仿射型.设计好滑模控制律结构以后,基于遗传算法完成了滑模控制律参数设计.该过程利用了随机鲁棒思想,即在随机均匀分布的参数不确定性作用下,通过遗传算法优化滑模控制律参数,使得飞行控制系统失去稳定性和鲁棒性的概率达到最小.仿真表明,该方法可以同时满足飞行控制系统鲁棒性和参数优化过程收敛性的要求.     

Automatic orbital docking with tumbling target using sliding mode control

The present study aimed to propose translational and rotational control of a chaser spacecraft in the close vicinity docking phase with a target subjected to external disturbances. For this purpose, two sliding mode controls (SMC) are developed to coordinate the relative position and attitude of two spacecraft. The chaser is guided to the tumbling target by the relative position control, approaching in the direction of the target docking port. At the same moment, the relative attitude control coordinates the chaser attitude so that it can be aligned with the target orientation. These control systems regulate the relative translational and rotational velocities to be zero when two spacecraft are docking. The robustness of the closed-loop system in the presence of external disturbances, measurement noises and uncertainties is guaranteed by analyzing and calculating the control gains via the Lyapunov function. The simulations in different scenarios indicated the effectiveness of the controller scheme and precise maneuver regarding the accuracy of docking conditions.     

直接力/气动力复合控制导弹 自适应模糊滑模控制

针对采用直接力/气动力复合控制导弹所具有的强耦合非线性等特性,提出了一种基于自适应模糊滑模控制的自动驾驶仪设计方法.该方法利用自适应模糊系统所具有的万能逼近特性,对大攻角飞行过程中导弹动力学系统存在的非线性特性进行逼近,并利用变结构控制对外界干扰的强鲁棒性,构造误差系统滑模面,克服了逼近误差和外界干扰对控制系统的影响,实现了对大机动指令的精确跟踪.仿真结果表明,所设计的控制方法对大过载指令有较好的跟踪效果,对模型不确定性和外界干扰也具有较好的鲁棒性.由于采用直接力/气动力复合控制,有效的减小了气动舵偏角,避免了气动舵的饱和.      

Event-triggered adaptive fuzzy attitude takeover control of spacecraft

The problem of attitude takeover control of spacecraft by using cellular satellites with limited communication, actuator faults and input saturation is investigated. In order to lighten the communication burden of cellular satellites, an event-triggered control strategy is adopted. The filtered attitude information needs to be transmitted only when the defined measurement error reaches the event-triggered threshold in this strategy. Then, to deal with the unknown inertia matrix, actuator faults, external disturbances and the errors caused by event-triggered scheme, fuzzy logic systems is introduced to estimate the uncertainties directly. Combining fuzzy logic control strategy and the event-triggered method, the first event-triggered adaptive fuzzy control law is developed. Then, torque saturation of cellular satellites is further considered in the second control law, where the upper bound of the uncertainties is estimated by fuzzy logic systems. The resulting closed-loop systems under the two control laws are guaranteed to be bounded. Finally, the effectiveness of two proposed control laws is verified by the numerical simulations.     

Modeling and attitude control of CubeSat utilizing moving mass actuators

Any vehicle propelled by solid rocket motors (SRMs) must include an attitude control system capable of dealing with the torque generated by thrust misalignment. In order to expand the application of SRMs on CubeSats, an attitude control system utilizing moving mass actuators is discussed. The present research develops an eight-degree-of-freedom simulation model of a 2U CubeSat with two moving mass actuators. That model also considers the influence of propellant combustion processes. By analyzing the model disturbance source and systematic coupling, the key layout parameters are designed and a simplified control model is proposed. The controller is derived based on a combination of backstepping and sliding mode techniques. An orbit maneuver from 300 km circular orbit to 300 and 500 km elliptical orbit using this attitude control system is verified.