一种挠性航天器的对偶四元数姿轨耦合控制方法

为解决复杂的挠性航天器的姿轨控制问题,对于挠性航天器的姿轨耦合动力学建模与控制展开研究。基于对偶四元数原理,推导给出一套挠性航天器的姿轨一体化动力学模型。此种模型能够紧凑描述航天器的轨道和姿态,且能够自动引入航天器平动、转动与挠性附件振动三者之间的关联耦合作用。基于此模型设计了一种自适应位置姿态跟踪控制器,该控制器能够在航天器质量特性参数未知的情况下,对其位置和姿态进行轨迹跟踪控制,并使位置和姿态误差收敛。该自适应控制器还可对航天器上挠性附件对系统的耦合作用进行估计,进而在控制输出中对其进行补偿,提高卫星控制系统的稳定性。通过仿真对控制律进行校验,结果表明该控制律对挠性航天器控制效果良好,具有一定的工程应用参考价值。     

面向非沿迹成像的姿态跟踪扩展观测器滑模控制

针对地面兴趣点不沿星下点轨迹的动态非沿轨迹成像问题,设计一种结合扩展状态观测器的非奇异快速终端滑模控制器。首先根据非沿轨迹成像模型的需求推导卫星姿态参考轨迹。其次,根据由误差四元数描述的跟踪误差运动模型设计了非奇异快速终端滑模控制律。考虑到干扰抑制,引入了扩展状态观测器来观测系统的总扰动,从而降低滑模控制律中的切换增益,削弱系统抖振。然后再用模糊自适应系统对切换项进行在线逼近,柔化控制信号,进一步减振。最后,对具有干扰和参数不确定的姿态控制系统进行了数值仿真,结果表明该方法收敛速度快,控制精度高。     

Coordinated attitude control for flexible spacecraft formation with actuator configuration misalignment

This paper investigates the coordinated attitude control problem for flexible spacecraft formation with the consideration of actuator configuration misalignment. First, an integral-type sliding mode adaptive control law is designed to compensate the effects of flexible mode, environmental disturbance and actuator installation deviation. The basic idea of the Integral-type Sliding Mode Control (ISMC) is to design a proper sliding manifold so that the sliding mode starts from the initial time instant, and thus the robustness of the system can be guaranteed from the beginning of the process and the reaching phase is eliminated. Then, considering the nominal system of spacecraft formation based on directed topology, an attitude cooperative control strategy is developed for the nominal system with or without communication delay. The proposed control law can guarantee that for each spacecraft in the spacecraft formation, the desired attitude objective can be achieved and the attitude synchronization can be maintained with other spacecraft in the formation. Finally, simulation results are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed control algorithm.     

考虑多边界状态约束的飞翼布局无人机姿态控制

以大展弦比飞翼布局无人机为研究对象,针对强扰动环境下多边界状态约束时的飞行姿态控制问题,提出一种指令-控制律联合限制的全状态约束控制方法。该控制方法分别独立设计了指令边界限制器、过渡指令产生器和指令跟踪控制器3个部分。首先,基于无人机动力学特性设计的指令边界限制器,利用无人机的各个状态边界来限制姿态控制器的指令,实现了将非受控状态的约束问题转化为受控状态的约束问题;其次,基于"安排过渡过程"的思想并考虑约束限制环节,设计了过渡指令产生器,为无人机在线生成从当前姿态到期望跟踪姿态的过渡指令;最后,基于障碍Lyapunov函数和扩张状态观测器,设计了指令跟踪控制器,使无人机能够克服干扰且快速稳定地跟踪过渡指令。通过采用Lyapunov稳定性理论分析,该控制方法能够保证姿态跟踪误差收敛有界,且始终处于给定区间内部。仿真结果表明,该控制方法能够保证无人机飞行状态在不超出约束边界的同时,实现对姿态指令的准确跟踪。     

Nonlinear attitude tracking control for spacecraft formation with multiple delays

This paper addresses the attitude tracking control for spacecraft formation with delay free and communication delays. With help of the idea of sliding control, an adaptive attitude synchronization control architecture is established. Furthermore, by introducing a nonsmooth feedback function, a new class of nonlinear controllers for the attitude tracking of spacecraft is developed. Both parameter uncertainties and unknown external disturbances are dealt with via the kind of controllers. Finally, some simulation results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed results.     

Coordinated control of tethered space robot using mobile tether attachment point in approaching phase

Tethered space robots (TSRs) have wide applications in future on-orbit service owing to its flexibility and great workspace. However, the control problem is quite complex and difficult in the phase of approaching target, and the fuel consumption must also be taken into account. Hence, we present a novel scheme of achieving coordinated orbit and attitude control simultaneously for the TSR. Space tether, which can provide greater force compared with the thruster force, is used in the design of the orbit and attitude coordinated controller. A coordinated control mechanism is designed to provide attitude control torques of the pitch and yaw motions by adjusting the position of the mobile tether attachment point, while the roll motion is stabilized by the thruster. In order to guarantee this mechanism to work properly, constant tether tension strategies are utilized to plan an optimal approaching trajectory which is tracked by the coordinated controller of tether force and thruster force. Numerical simulation validates the feasibility of our proposed coordinated control scheme for TSR in the approaching phase. Furthermore, fuel consumption of the orbit and attitude control are both significantly reduced compared with traditional thruster control.     

基于螺旋理论的航天器姿轨耦合分析

针对航天器运动姿轨耦合性问题,对基于螺旋理论得到的航天器运动模型,定性地分析了姿轨耦合特性。采用参数分析法,从模型所包含的耦合项出发,逐次改变各个参数,进而推导出对应的耦合表达式。为了检验耦合性对控制效果的影响,设计了PD 控制律并进行数值仿真。理论分析和仿真结果进一步证明,基于螺旋理论的航天器姿轨模型,其姿态和轨道运动之间是相互影响的,从控制角度而言,姿态运动对轨道运动影响相对更为严重,容易出现了大的振荡,而轨道运动对姿态运动的影响基本可以忽略,为工程实践提供参考。     

Spin-axis pointing of a magnetically actuated spacecraft

Attitude regulation proves to be a challenging problem, when magnetic actuators alone are used as attitude effectors, since they do not provide three independent control torque components at each time instant. In this paper a rigorous proof of global exponential stability is derived for a magnetic control law that leads the satellite to a desired spin condition around a principal axis of inertia, pointing the spin axis toward a prescribed direction in the inertial frame. The technique is demonstrated by means of numerical simulation of a few example maneuvers. An extensive Monte Carlo simulation is performed for random initial conditions, in order to investigate the effect of changes in control law gains.     

Application of SDRE technique to orbital and attitude control of spacecraft formation flying

This paper proposes the application of a nonlinear control technique for coupled orbital and attitude relative motion of formation flying. Recently, mission concepts based on the formations of spacecraft that require an increased performance level for in-space maneuvers and operations, have been proposed. In order to guarantee the required performance level, those missions will be characterized by very low inter-satellite distance and demanding relative pointing requirements. Therefore, an autonomous control with high accuracy will be required, both for the control of relative distance and relative attitude. The control system proposed in this work is based on the solution of the State-Dependent Riccati Equation (SDRE), which is one of the more promising nonlinear techniques for regulating nonlinear systems in all the major branches of engineering. The coupling of the relative orbital and attitude motion is obtained considering the same set of thrusters for the control of both orbital and attitude relative dynamics. In addition, the SDRE algorithm is implemented with a timing update strategy both for the controller and the proposed nonlinear filter. The proposed control system approach has been applied to the design of a nonlinear controller for an up-to-date formation mission, which is ESA Proba-3. Numerical simulations considering a tracking signal for both orbital and attitude relative maneuver during an operative orbit of the mission are presented.     

含扩张状态观测器的高超声速飞行器动态面姿态控制

针对高超声速飞行器复杂非线性、高不确定性和强通道耦合等特点,提出了一种飞行器姿态控制的非线性设计方法。根据高超声速飞行器无动力飞行的姿态运动方程组,给出一个可面向姿态控制的非线性设计模型。针对一类非线性系统,提出了一种基于扩张状态观测器（ESO）的动态逆设计方法,并通过动态面控制理论,将其应用于高超声速飞行器的三通道姿态控制中。仿真结果表明,相比基于传统动态逆的动态面控制方案,本文所提出的控制方案可以保证飞行器快速、精确地跟踪角位置指令,并且具备针对系统不确定性的强鲁棒性能。