Adaptive backstepping finite-time attitude tracking control of spacecraft without unwinding

Bing Huang, Aijun Li, Yong Guo, Changqing Wang, Yuan Zhang

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Abstract

This paper investigates two finite-time attitude tracking controllers for spacecraft with attitude dynamics presented by rotation matrix. With the use of rotation matrix, unwinding problem widely exists in controllers based on quaternion can be dealt with. Based on backstepping method, the first controller can be developed in the presence of external disturbance. However, the upper bound of the disturbance must be exactly known, which makes it inconvenient to implement. The second controller is constructed employing the property of hyperbolic tangent function, with which the virtual command is derived so that a finite-time convergence can be obtained. Furthermore, an adaptive law is utilized to estimate the upper bound of the disturbance online. Mathematical demonstration and simulation results validate the effectiveness of the controllers developed in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 36th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2017
EditorsTao Liu, Qianchuan Zhao
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1180-1185
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789881563934
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Sep 2017
Event36th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2017 - Dalian, China
Duration: 26 Jul 201728 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameChinese Control Conference, CCC
ISSN (Print)1934-1768
ISSN (Electronic)2161-2927

Conference

Conference36th Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period26/07/1728/07/17

Keywords

  • attitude controller
  • finite-time control
  • hyperbolic tangent function
  • unwinding

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