Nonlinear 6-DOF control of spacecraft docking with inter-satellite electromagnetic force
- 作者：Yuan-wen Zhang ; pointmaker8384@126.com ; Le-ping Yang ; Yan-wei Zhu ; Huan Huang ; Wei-wei Cai
- 关键词：Inter-satellite electromagnetic force ; Spacecraft docking ; Nonlinear 6-DOF control ; ESO ; Behavior-based coordinated control ; LQR
- 刊名：Acta Astronautica
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：1_00945765
- 类别：et
- 出版时间：August-September, 2012
- 卷：77
- 期：Complete
- 页码：97-108
- 文件大小：991 K
摘要
Compared to traditional docking systems, spacecraft docking with inter-satellite electromagnetic mechanism has distinct advantages. However, its 6-DOF control problem has not been adequately investigated. From our knowledge, this paper attempts to study the 6-DOF control problem for the first time. Based on the far-field electromagnetic force model and Hill's model, the dynamic model of translational motion is derived; using tracking control strategy, LQR method and estimate of Extended State Observer (ESO), an optimal and robust translational controller is designed to satisfy relative position/velocity requirements of soft docking. Representing the attitude of the docking spacecraft pair by unit quaternion, the attitude dynamic and kinematic models with quaternion expression are derived; using behavior-based coordinated control approach and ESO, a decentralized attitude controller is designed to simultaneously align one spacecraft with its absolute desired attitude and with the other spacecraft of the docking pair, requiring no angular velocity measurement and exhibiting better robust capability. The feasibility and performance of this proposed 6-DOF controller are validated by theoretical deduction and simulation results.