A new steering approach for VSCMGs with high precision

A new variable speed control moment gyro (VSCMG) steering law is proposed in order to achieve higher torque precision. The dynamics of VSCMGs is established, and two work modes are then designed according to command torque:control momentum gyro (CMG)/reaction wheel (RW) hybrid mode for the large torque case and RW single mode for the small. When working in the CMG/RW hybrid mode, the steering law deals with the gimbal dead-zone nonlinearity through compensation by RW sub-mode. This is in contrast to the conventional CMG singularity avoidance and wheel speed equalization, as well as the proof of definitely hyperbolic singular property of the CMG sub-mode. When working in the RW single mode, the motion of gimbals will be locked. Both the transition from CMG/RW hybrid mode to RW single mode and the reverse are studied. During the transition, wheel speed equalization and singularity avoidance of both the CMG and RW sub-modes are considered. A steering law for the RWs with locked gimbals is presented. It is shown by simulations that the VSCMGs with this new steering law could reach a better torque precision than the normal CMGs in the case of both large and small torques.     

Singularity analysis for single gimbal control moment gyroscope system using space expansion method

Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) is an effective candidate for agile satellites and large spacecraft attitude control because of its powerful torque amplification capability. The most serious situation, however, in using CMG is the inherent geometric singularity problem, where there’s no torque output along a particular direction. Space expansion method has been proposed in this work for the singularity analysis. Based on inverse mapping transformation, an expanded Jacobian matrix which is a full rank square matrix is obtained. The singular angle sets of the 3-parallel cluster and pyramid cluster are distinguished using space expansion method. An effective hybrid steering strategy, able to deal with the elliptic singularity, is further proposed. Simulation results demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed steering logic compared to the generalized singular robust logic and pseudo inverse logic in terms of energy consumption and torque error.     

Spacecraft attitude maneuver control using two parallel mounted 3-DOF spherical actuators

A parallel configuration using two 3-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) spherical electromag-netic momentum exchange actuators is investigated for large angle spacecraft attitude maneuvers. First, the full dynamic equations of motion for the spacecraft system are derived by the Newton-Euler method. To facilitate computation, virtual gimbal coordinate frames are established. Second, a nonlinear control law in terms of quaternions is developed via backstepping method. The pro-posed control law compensates the coupling torques arising from the spacecraft rotation, and is robust against the external disturbances. Then, the singularity problem is analyzed. To avoid sin-gularities, a modified weighed Moore-Pseudo inverse velocity steering law based on null motion is proposed. The weighted matrices are carefully designed to switch the actuators and redistribute the control torques. The null motion is used to reorient the rotor away from the tilt angle saturation state. Finally, numerical simulations of rest-to-rest maneuvers are performed to validate the effec-tiveness of the proposed method.     

使用VSCMGs的IPACS的奇异性分析与操纵律设计

 研究使用变速控制力矩陀螺群(VSCMGs)的能量/姿态一体化控制系统(IPACS)的奇异性分析与操纵律设计问题。提出了VSCMGs的CMG奇异与IPACS奇异两种概念。对于给定的CMG奇异方向,采用优化理论得到了在该方向上VSCMGs的转子达到角动量饱和时的转速表达式,并给出了IPACS奇异的充要条件及其证明。分析了考虑星体角速度影响时的实际IPACS的奇异性质。在此基础上为实现合理的动量管理,采用加权矩阵的方法设计了IPACS的操纵律。最后通过算例验证了所得到的IPACS奇异判据的正确性,并通过数值仿真,验证了所设计的操纵律的正确性及其良好的动量管理性能。     

大型航天器SGCMG系统基于模糊决策的操纵律设计研究

作为航天器制导、导航和控制系统的执行部件，单框架控制力矩陀螺是较为理想的大型航天器姿控系统的选择，但是单框架控制力矩陀螺系统（ＳＧＣＭＧ）存在严重的奇异现象，增加了操纵律的设计与开发的难度。本文对ＳＧＣＭＧ系统的奇异性进行了分析，利用模糊决策的思想确定了奇异测度，根据奇异测度梯度搜索法设计了基于模糊决策的ＳＧＣＭＧ系统操纵律。仿真试验表明该方法有效地保证了系统能够回避可避的奇异状态，为大型航天器操纵律设计提供了新的思路。     

Singularity problem of control moment gyro cluster with vibration isolators

As powerful torque amplification actuators, control moment gyros (CMGs) are often used in the attitude control of many state-of-the-art high resolution satellites. However, the distur-bance generated by the CMGs can not only reduce the attitude stability of a satellite but also dete-riorate the performance of optic payloads. Currently, CMG vibration isolators are widely used to target this problem. The isolators can affect the singularity of the CMG system as they are placed between the CMGs and the satellite bus and provide additional freedoms to the CMG system due to their flexibility. The formulation of the output torque of a CMG is studied first considering the dynamic imbalance of its spin rotor and then the deformation angle as a result of the isolator’s flex-ibility is calculated. With the additional freedoms, the influence of isolator on the singularity problem is studied and a new steering logic to escape from the singular states is proposed.     

Local controllability and stabilization of spacecraft attitude by two single-gimbal control moment gyros

The attitude control problem of a spacecraft underactuated by two single-gimbal control moment gyros （SGCMGs） is investigated. Small-time local controllability （STLC） of the attitude dynamics of the spacecraft-SGCMGs system is analyzed via nonlinear controllability theory. The conditions that guarantee STLC of the spacecraft attitude by two non-coaxial SGCMGs are obtained with the momentum of the SGCMGs as inputs, implying that the spacecraft attitude is STLC when the total angular momentum of the whole system is zero. Moreover, our results indi- cate that under the zero-momentum restriction, full attitude stabilization is possible for a spacecraft using two non-coaxial SGCMGs. For the case of two coaxial SGCMGs, the STLC property of the spacecraft cannot be determined. In this case, an improvement to the previous full attitude stabilizing control law, which requires zero-momentum presumption, is proposed to account for the singu- larity of SGCMGs and enhance the steady state performance. Numerical simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness and advantages of the new control law.     

单框架控制力矩陀螺奇异问题研究

 研究单框架控制力矩陀螺群的奇异问题。给出了一种新的奇异度量,并推导出利用该度量的简洁的零运动公式。对于不同的构型,该度量反映了陀螺群Jacobian矩阵求逆运算的误差灵敏度,且具有相同的取值范围,因此在分析各种构型的优劣时具有可比性。上述结论通过数值仿真给出了验证。对常用的行列式形式奇异度量,给出其零运动的清晰公式。基于奇异值分解,给出陀螺群的各类操纵律,证明了奇异方向与分解矩阵的关系,明确框架锁死出现的条件和鲁棒操纵律调控的依据。给出五棱锥构型奇异角动量体的切片图,为角动量体内奇异的出现提供了认识的方法;对失效情况下的五棱锥构型,通过奇异角动量曲面图和具体的切片图,直观地得到其内部形式和特性的显著变化。     

利用变速控制力矩陀螺的航天器集成能量与姿态控制

 利用变速控制力矩陀螺(VSCMG)的航天器姿态与能量一体化控制问题。针对以VSCMG为姿态控制执行机构的刚体航天器设计了全局渐近稳定的姿态跟踪控制律。将VSCMG的框架角速度和转子角加速度作为控制输入向量设计操纵律。利用加权的最小范数解得到VSCMG的姿态控制输入向量,并用与之正交的控制输入向量来以给定的功率存储/释放能量。提出了同时表征力矩陀螺模式构型奇异和转子轮速平衡的混合指标函数。对控制自由度有冗余的系统,在混合指标函数的基础上利用梯度法构建了VSCMG的空转运动,以回避力矩陀螺模式的构型奇异,并同时减小转子转速差过大引起的转速饱和以及VSCMG零奇异的可能性。利用反馈转子动能的方法规划日照期间的储能功率,以维持系统长时间工作的能量平衡。基于某太阳同步轨道卫星的数值仿真结果验证了系统的有效性。     

双欧法与四元数法的应用比较

对解决欧拉方程奇异性的双欧拉和四元数法进行了对比研究，四元数法从理论上讲比较完美，但实际应用中存在较大的累积计算误差，从而影响计算精度；双欧法利用正、反欧拉方程间精华区倒挂关系进行分区交替运算，把精华区扩展到全域，不仅根除了奇异性，而且计算误差小。因此，对于解决欧拉方程奇异性来讲，双欧法要优于四元数法。     

Sensitivity Considerations in Trajectory Optimization

A technique by which the trajectory optimization problem can be formulated to include the trajectory sensitivity functions in the performance index is presented. It is shown that an explicit steering law, which can be derived for the upper atmospheric flight of a vehicle, is a function of the sensitivity state, adjoint vectors, and the parameters of the chosen trajectory dynamics. The new steering law is compared with the one without sensitivity considerations. A computational method is presented to implement the new steering law.     

Solar sail trajectories with piecewise-constant steering laws

Solar sails have much attracted the interest of the scientific community as an advanced low-thrust propulsion means capable of promoting the reduction of mission costs and the feasibility of missions that are not practically accessible via conventional propulsion because of their large ΔV requirements. To reduce the overall flight time, a given mission is usually analyzed in the framework of a minimum time control problem, with the employment of a continuous steering law. The aim of this paper is to investigate the performance achievable with a piecewise-constant steering law whose aim is to substantially reduce the complex task of reorienting the sail over the whole mission. Unlike previous studies based on direct approaches, here we use an indirect method to optimally select the sail angle within a set of prescribed values. The corresponding steering law translates the results available for continuous controls to the discrete case, and is able of producing trajectories that are competitive in performance with the optimum variable direction program.     

单框架控制力矩陀螺群的奇异几何分析

使用几何方法对单框架控制力矩陀螺群（包括转子恒速的CSCMG和转子变速的VSCMG）的奇异性进行了分析。通过绘制CSCMG的奇异角动量超曲面,并标识隐奇异和显奇异在该曲面上对应的点,直观地表述了CSCMG的可操纵空间,得出星体三轴角动量可交换的具体范围。比较奇异角动量超曲面图,可以看出金字塔构型在角动量饱和包络面内部存在显奇异,而五棱锥构型的显奇异十分接近饱和包络面。文中分析了金字塔和五棱锥两种构型的CSCMG可能的退化隐奇异点,并给出了退化隐奇异点在奇异角动量超曲面上的具体位置及其高斯曲率特性。对集成的能量和姿态一体化控制系统（IPACS）可能出现的无法操纵的情况进行了补充分析,给出了使用VSCMG的IPACS不会出现操纵奇异的构型设计的充分条件。给出在某一瞬时能量下,VSCMG转子角速率范围有限制时的角动量包络图,从中得到CSCMG与VSCMG角动量体的变化和联系。     

An adaptive fast fixed-time guidance law with an impact angle constraint for intercepting maneuvering targets

Sliding mode guidance laws based on a conventional terminal sliding mode guarantees only finite-time convergence, which verifies that the settling time is required to be estimated by selecting appropriate initial launched conditions. However, rapid convergence to a desired impact angle within a uniform bounded finite time is important in most practical guidance applications. A uniformly finite-time/fixed-time convergent guidance law means that the convergence (settling) time is predefined independently on initial conditions, that is, a closed-loop convergence time can be estimated a priori by guidance parameters. In this paper, a novel adaptive fast fixed-time sliding mode guidance law to intercept maneuver targets at a desired impact angle from any initial heading angle, with no problems of singularity and chattering, is designed. The proposed guidance law achieves system stabilization within bounded settling time independent on initial conditions and achieves more rapid convergence than those of fixed-time stable control methods by accelerating the convergence rate when the system is close to the origin. The achieved acceleration-magnitude constraints are rigorously enforced, and the chattering-free property is guaranteed by adaptive switching gains. Extensive numerical simulations are presented to validate the efficiency and superiority of the proposed guidance law for different initial engagement geometries and impact angles.     

自由漂浮空间机器人点到点避奇异运动控制方法

针对具有冗余机械臂的自由漂浮空间机器人（Free Floating Space Robot, FFSR）点到点避免奇异性规划和控制问题,提出了一种冗余FFSR的点到点避免奇异控制方法。首先,该方法基于离散状态依赖李卡提方程（DSDRE）控制器设计方法,利用FFSR的动力学和运动学方程实现了FFSR系统方程的伪线性重构;然后,基于伪线性重构系统及DSDRE状态调节器设计方法实现了FFSR的关节角速度和末端位姿的同时跟踪控制;其次,根据跟踪控制器对FFSR广义雅克比矩阵（GJM）行满秩的设计要求,定义FFSR的奇异性判别依据,构造了避奇异约束函数;再次,由于冗余FFSR系统具有多逆运动学解特点,考虑关节角及关节角速度约束,结合避奇异约束函数设计了FFSR的期望轨迹在线规划器,进一步将设计的跟踪控制器与规划器相结合提出了冗余FFSR末端点到点避奇异运动控制方法。最后,为验证所提方法的有效性同时考虑简化计算,采用平面4连杆FFSR模型进行数值仿真,仿真结果表明所提点到点避奇异运动控制方法能够有效实现冗余FFSR系统的点到点避奇异运动。     

利用能量/动量飞轮的偏置动量姿态控制系统

研究偏置动量姿态控制系统中的集成能量与姿态控制问题。利用一对正 反转飞轮提供偏置角动量并同时储 /放能以满足星载设备的能源需求。滚动 /偏航运动由俯仰轴磁矩控制。设计了力矩形式的飞轮的控制律 ,使之提供期望的俯仰控制力矩 ,并以给定的功率储 /放能。保持两只飞轮正 反转可以完全避免飞轮控制律中的系统奇异。提出了利用动能反馈的飞轮储能功率规划方案 ,以使系统维持能量平衡 ,避免由于能量过剩引起的飞轮饱和。飞轮的最小转动惯量受最大偏置角动量和最小能量的限制 ,结合几何方法对这种限制条件进行了分析。数值仿真结果证明了控制方案的有效性。     

使用变速控制力矩陀螺的航天器鲁棒自适应姿态跟踪控制

 研究以变速控制力矩陀螺群（VSCMGs）为执行机构的航天器姿态跟踪问题。采用四元数描述姿态, 在姿态误差的描述中引入了现时姿态与期望姿态之间的方向余弦矩阵。考虑执行机构模型参数不确定和有外干扰的情况, 姿态误差动力学方程为多输入多输出(MIMO)的非线性系统。基于Lyapunov理论设计了鲁棒自适应控制器, 运用光滑投影算法避免了估计参数陷入奇异。仿真结果表明, 设计的鲁棒自适应控制律明显地缩小了姿态跟踪误差, 很好地解决了外部环境干扰和执行机构由于安装误差或机械磨损造成的轴承方向未对准的问题。     

基于三迭代与二阶锥规划的机载MIMO雷达稳健降维STAP方法

针对机载多输入多输出(MIMO)雷达空时自适应处理(STAP)中期望目标导向矢量的失配问题,提出一种基于三迭代(TRIA)与二阶锥规划(SOCP)的稳健降维MIMO-STAP方法。首先将MIMO-STAP权矢量分解为发射、接收、多普勒3个低维权矢量的Kronecker积,然后分别限定实际发射、接收、多普勒导向矢量与假定导向矢量之间的误差范数边界,通过优化最差性能,利用SOCP对各个低维权矢量进行三迭代求解,最后进行权矢量合成。该方法在保证机载MIMO雷达获取稳健STAP性能的同时,通过三迭代降维处理,能够有效降低训练样本数需求与运算复杂度,因此更具有实际应用价值。仿真结果验证了算法的有效性。     

Aircraft-on-ground path following control by dynamical adaptive backstepping

The necessity of improving the air traffic and reducing the aviation emissions drives to investigate automatic steering for aircraft to effectively roll on the ground. This paper addresses the path following control problem of aircraft-on-ground and focuses on the task that the aircraft is required to follow the desired path on the runway by nose wheel automatic steering. The proposed approach is based on dynamical adaptive backstepping so that the system model does not have to be transformed into a canonical triangular form which is necessary in conventional backstepping design. This adaptive controller performs well despite the lack of information on the aerodynamic load and the tire cornering stiffness parameters. Simulation results clearly demonstrate the advantages and effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

采用 DGCMG 的空间站扰动辨识动量管理

研究长期在轨空间站的动量管理问题。针对动量管理过程中力矩平衡姿态的求解与稳定性进行分析,应用李亚普诺夫方法,给出一种考虑常值姿态干扰的动量管理控制方法,使用双框架控制力矩陀螺作为姿态控制执行机构,进行动量管理控制仿真。仿真结果表明该方法控制准确、收敛快速,可以作为空间站姿态控制的工程参考。