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A Predefined-Time and Angular Velocity-Free Attitude-Tolerant Control Approach for Spacecraft

  • Xueyi Liu
  • , Xiwei Wu
  • , Shijie Zhao
  • , Bing Xiao
  • , Huijun Li
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian
  • Beijing Institute of Control and Electronic Technology

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Abstract

This study is dedicated to addressing the predefined-time attitude tracking control problem of spacecraft in the presence of actuator faults, unmeasurable angular velocity, system uncertainties, and external disturbance. Invoking only the attitude measurement feedback, a model-free adaptive state observer is designed to estimate the unmeasurable angular velocity. Its estimation error is governed to be stable with predefined-time convergence. Using this estimation, a continuous and nonsingular sliding-surface-based predefined-time adaptive controller is synthesized. This controller is free from singularities and chattering. It ensures that the attitude tracking error is stable with predefined-time convergence. The effectiveness of the proposed controller is verified through numerical examples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19274-19282
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume61
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

Keywords

  • Attitude control
  • fault-tolerant control
  • predefined time
  • rigid spacecraft
  • state observer
  • velocity free

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