Adaptive Backstepping Attitude Control for Liquid-Filled Spacecraft without Angular Velocity Measurement
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 34, Issue 3
Abstract
The attitude tracking form quaternion measurements for a three-axis stabilized liquid-filled spacecraft are studied under uncertain parametric and external disturbances. The sloshing liquid inside the partially filled liquid tank is equivalent to a spherical pendulum model; thus, coupled dynamic equations are derived using the conservation of moment of momentum. Considering the failure of acceleration sensors, when the angular velocity information cannot be obtained, an adaptive robust backstepping control algorithm is proposed by combining the adaptive backstepping control technique with a passive control algorithm. A nonlinear damping algorithm is introduced to enhance the disturbance attenuation ability and robustness performance against lumped disturbances. Globally uniformly ultimately bounded (GUUB) stability of the entire closed-loop system is guaranteed based on the Lyapunov approach. The comparative simulations show that the control strategy is robust and effective for the spacecraft attitude maneuvers.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author by request.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to sincerely acknowledge the supports of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11962020, 11862020, 11502122, and 11402126), and Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 2019MS05065 and 2018LH01014).
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Volume 34 • Issue 3 • May 2021
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Received: Mar 6, 2020
Accepted: Nov 18, 2020
Published online: Mar 10, 2021
Published in print: May 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Aug 10, 2021
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