Open AccessFixed-time sliding mode attitude control of a flexible spacecraft with rotating appendages connected by magnetic bearing
Author(s) -
Gaowang Zhang,
AUTHOR_ID,
Rui Wang,
Jian Chen,
Huayi Li
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mathematical biosciences and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.451
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1551-0018
pISSN - 1547-1063
DOI - 10.3934/mbe.2022106
Subject(s) - spacecraft , control theory (sociology) , magnetic bearing , kinematics , inertia , attitude control , rotation (mathematics) , inertial frame of reference , engineering , computer science , physics , magnet , aerospace engineering , control (management) , classical mechanics , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence
This study focuses on the attitude control of a flexible spacecraft comprising rotating appendages, magnetic bearings, and a satellite platform capable of carrying flexible solar panels. The kinematic and dynamic models of the spacecraft were established using Lagrange methods to describe the translation and rotation of the spacecraft system and its connected components. A simplified model of the dynamics of a five-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) active magnetic bearing was developed using the equivalent stiffness and damping methods based on the magnetic gap variations in the magnetic bearing. Next, a fixed-time sliding mode control method was proposed for each component of the spacecraft to adjust the magnetic gap of the active magnetic bearing, realize a stable rotation of the flexible solar panels, obtain a high inertia for the appendage of the spacecraft, and accurately control the attitude. Finally, the numerical simulation results of the proposed fixed-time control method were compared with those of the proportional-derivative control method to demonstrate the superiority and effectiveness of the proposed control law.