Robust control of spacecraft eigenaxis maneuver via integral sliding mode

The control problem of spacecraft eigenaxis maneuver in the presence of parametric uncertainty and external disturbance is addressed in this paper. Modified Rodrigues parameters (MRPs) are utilized as the attitude parameters for the non-redundancy. An eigenaxis maneuver control law with feedback and feed-forward terms is presented for the nominal system. The transient response of close loop system can be adjusted according to an approximate second order system. To improve the robustness, integral sliding mode (ISM) technique is adopted to reject undesirable effects and track nominal trajectory. The resulting controller can perform the eigenaxis maneuver in the presence of parametric uncertainty and external disturbance while possess good system performance. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by simulation results.