Method for controlling the attitude of a three-axis stabilized, earth oriented bias momentum spacecraft

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PATENT NO 5996941
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08877467

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An attitude controller for a 3-axis stabilized, Earth oriented bias momentum spacecraft is described, where only 2-axis attitude measurements from the Earth sensor are available. In contrast to the classical spacecrafts that are controlled w.r.t. a fixed orbital Earth pointing reference frame, (possibly large angle) time varying reference signals are considered here, i.e. the control task consists of a tracking problem. The controller design consists of a decoupling controller and axis-related PID controllers based on yaw observer estimates.

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DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AGPATENTE POSTFACH 80 11 09 MUENCHEN D-816

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Fichter, Walter Munich, DE 14 114
Surauer, Michael Chieming, DE 16 265
Zentgraf, Peter Munich, DE 4 26

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