Author: William N. Redisch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
No theoretical technique exists yet that enables the engineer to completely determine the stability of practical complex spacecraft attitude control systems. In this dissertation, a stability approach is developed that utilizes a computer simulation in conjunction with theoretical techniques to locate the potentially troublesome regions of state space and explore their acceptability. It is shown in Part I that for general physical systems, x = f(x), all limit cycles are associated with equilibrium points that lie "inside" the limit cycles. Thus, if no equilibrium point exists in a region, then no limit cycle is contained in that region. Special properties of limit cycles and equilibrium points are discussed and illustrated. In Part II, equilibrium points are found analytically for spacecraft attitude control systems. A method is devised to determine stability near these equilibrium points. Then, instead of utilizing a uniform or random n-dimensional grid of computer initial conditions, a grid is concentrated around a few calculated points. Several practical examples of actual systems are presented. When control systems are viewed in this light, a high degree of confidence is gained from far fewer computer runs than previously needed.
Equilibrium Analysis and Its Application to Attitude Control Systems
Author: William N. Redisch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
No theoretical technique exists yet that enables the engineer to completely determine the stability of practical complex spacecraft attitude control systems. In this dissertation, a stability approach is developed that utilizes a computer simulation in conjunction with theoretical techniques to locate the potentially troublesome regions of state space and explore their acceptability. It is shown in Part I that for general physical systems, x = f(x), all limit cycles are associated with equilibrium points that lie "inside" the limit cycles. Thus, if no equilibrium point exists in a region, then no limit cycle is contained in that region. Special properties of limit cycles and equilibrium points are discussed and illustrated. In Part II, equilibrium points are found analytically for spacecraft attitude control systems. A method is devised to determine stability near these equilibrium points. Then, instead of utilizing a uniform or random n-dimensional grid of computer initial conditions, a grid is concentrated around a few calculated points. Several practical examples of actual systems are presented. When control systems are viewed in this light, a high degree of confidence is gained from far fewer computer runs than previously needed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
No theoretical technique exists yet that enables the engineer to completely determine the stability of practical complex spacecraft attitude control systems. In this dissertation, a stability approach is developed that utilizes a computer simulation in conjunction with theoretical techniques to locate the potentially troublesome regions of state space and explore their acceptability. It is shown in Part I that for general physical systems, x = f(x), all limit cycles are associated with equilibrium points that lie "inside" the limit cycles. Thus, if no equilibrium point exists in a region, then no limit cycle is contained in that region. Special properties of limit cycles and equilibrium points are discussed and illustrated. In Part II, equilibrium points are found analytically for spacecraft attitude control systems. A method is devised to determine stability near these equilibrium points. Then, instead of utilizing a uniform or random n-dimensional grid of computer initial conditions, a grid is concentrated around a few calculated points. Several practical examples of actual systems are presented. When control systems are viewed in this light, a high degree of confidence is gained from far fewer computer runs than previously needed.
Equilibrium Analysis and Its Application to Attitude Control Systems [with List of References]
Equilibrium Analysis and Its Application to Attitude Control Systems
Author: William N. Redisch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
No theoretical technique exists yet that enables the engineer to completely determine the stability of practical complex spacecraft attitude control systems. In this dissertation, a stability approach is developed that utilizes a computer simulation in conjunction with theoretical techniques to locate the potentially troublesome regions of state space and explore their acceptability. It is shown in Part I that for general physical systems, x = f(x), all limit cycles are associated with equilibrium points that lie "inside" the limit cycles. Thus, if no equilibrium point exists in a region, then no limit cycle is contained in that region. Special properties of limit cycles and equilibrium points are discussed and illustrated. In Part II, equilibrium points are found analytically for spacecraft attitude control systems. A method is devised to determine stability near these equilibrium points. Then, instead of utilizing a uniform or random n-dimensional grid of computer initial conditions, a grid is concentrated around a few calculated points. Several practical examples of actual systems are presented. When control systems are viewed in this light, a high degree of confidence is gained from far fewer computer runs than previously needed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
No theoretical technique exists yet that enables the engineer to completely determine the stability of practical complex spacecraft attitude control systems. In this dissertation, a stability approach is developed that utilizes a computer simulation in conjunction with theoretical techniques to locate the potentially troublesome regions of state space and explore their acceptability. It is shown in Part I that for general physical systems, x = f(x), all limit cycles are associated with equilibrium points that lie "inside" the limit cycles. Thus, if no equilibrium point exists in a region, then no limit cycle is contained in that region. Special properties of limit cycles and equilibrium points are discussed and illustrated. In Part II, equilibrium points are found analytically for spacecraft attitude control systems. A method is devised to determine stability near these equilibrium points. Then, instead of utilizing a uniform or random n-dimensional grid of computer initial conditions, a grid is concentrated around a few calculated points. Several practical examples of actual systems are presented. When control systems are viewed in this light, a high degree of confidence is gained from far fewer computer runs than previously needed.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Applied Mechanics Reviews
NASA Technical Report
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Spacecraft Momentum Control Systems
Author: Frederick A. Leve
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319225634
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems, specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs). As a result, the subject matter includes theory, technology, and systems engineering. The authors combine material on system-level architecture of spacecraft that feature momentum-control systems with material about the momentum-control hardware and software. This also encompasses material on the theoretical and algorithmic approaches to the control of space vehicles with CMGs. In essence, CMGs are the attitude-control actuators that make contemporary highly agile spacecraft possible. The rise of commercial Earth imaging, the advances in privately built spacecraft (including small satellites), and the growing popularity of the subject matter in academic circles over the past decade argues that now is the time for an in-depth treatment of the topic. CMGs are augmented by reaction wheels and related algorithms for steering all such actuators, which together comprise the field of spacecraft momentum control systems. The material is presented at a level suitable for practicing engineers and those with an undergraduate degree in mechanical, electrical, and/or aerospace engineering.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319225634
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems, specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs). As a result, the subject matter includes theory, technology, and systems engineering. The authors combine material on system-level architecture of spacecraft that feature momentum-control systems with material about the momentum-control hardware and software. This also encompasses material on the theoretical and algorithmic approaches to the control of space vehicles with CMGs. In essence, CMGs are the attitude-control actuators that make contemporary highly agile spacecraft possible. The rise of commercial Earth imaging, the advances in privately built spacecraft (including small satellites), and the growing popularity of the subject matter in academic circles over the past decade argues that now is the time for an in-depth treatment of the topic. CMGs are augmented by reaction wheels and related algorithms for steering all such actuators, which together comprise the field of spacecraft momentum control systems. The material is presented at a level suitable for practicing engineers and those with an undergraduate degree in mechanical, electrical, and/or aerospace engineering.
Government-wide Index to Federal Research & Development Reports
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
Technical Abstracts - U. S. Goddard Space Flight Center
Author: Goddard Space Flight Center
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space flight
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Includes lists of GSFC technical documents published internally, not widely distributed, and: NASA technical memorandums, technical notes, and technical reports.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Space flight
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Includes lists of GSFC technical documents published internally, not widely distributed, and: NASA technical memorandums, technical notes, and technical reports.