Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a tri-axis spacecraft simulator to simulate the three-axis attitude motion of a satellite and for ground-based hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
Design/methodology/approach - The structure of tri-axis satellite attitude simulator is designed first. Full dynamic model is then derived. Based on the dynamic model, a simple proportional-integral-derivative controller is developed and applied to control the motion of simulator.
Findings - The effectiveness of the proposed simulator configuration has been verified through numerical simulations. The tri-axis simulator can follow the satellite attitude motion precisely.
Originality/value - This paper is valuable for researchers working on the development of tri-axis spacecraft attitude simulator. This work is original. The simulator configuration has been applied to a satellite mission that was launched successfully in 2006.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 116-125 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Research Keywords
- Spacecraft
- Simulation
- Aerodynamics
- Control technology
- Artificial satellites
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