Dynamic control and ground-based experiments of a tethered satellite system

Haiyan Hu*, H. Wen, D. P. Jin

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Abstract

The paper presents the deployment and retrieval control of a tethered satellite system from both theoretical and experimental points of view. The ideas of online optimization and receding horizon control enable one to design a feedback controller for the tethered satellite system. The presented feedback control law is not in any closed-form, but can accounts for the nonlinearity in the system model and the mission-related constraints. Furthermore, the paper outlines a technically and economically feasible solution to verify the efficacy of the controller via a ground-based experiment. The two key issues concerning the design of the groundbased experiment are the principle of dynamic similarity and the idea of using thrusts for simulating the gravity gradient field and the Coriolis forces. Finally, the paper presents the experimental verification of proposed control scheme for the deployment and retrieval processes of the satellite simulator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics for Advanced Technologies and Engineering Design - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics for Advanced Technologies and Engineering Design
EditorsGiuseppe Rega, Marian Wiercigroch
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages375-386
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789400757417
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventIUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics for Advanced Technologies and Engineering Design, 2010 - Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Duration: 27 Jul 201030 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameIUTAM Bookseries
Volume32
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Conference

ConferenceIUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics for Advanced Technologies and Engineering Design, 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityAberdeen
Period27/07/1030/07/10

Keywords

  • Ground-based experiment
  • Receding horizon control
  • Tethered satellite system

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