Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Underactuated Spacecraft Formation Reconfiguration
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29, Issue 5
Abstract
Fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode controllers (FNTSMCs) are proposed for underactuated spacecraft formation reconfiguration without either the radial or the in-track thrust. A nonlinear dynamic model of underactuated spacecraft formation is developed, which is then linearized about circular reference orbits. Based on the linearized model, the system controllability is analyzed for either underactuated case. Due to the loss of control in a certain direction, the disturbances consisting of the linearization errors and external perturbations do not enter the system from the same channels as those of the control inputs, and therefore turn into unmatched disturbances. To achieve underactuated formation reconfiguration in the presence of unmatched disturbances, underactuated FNTSMCs are designed to indirectly render the system states convergent to the neighborhood of equilibrium by using the inherent coupling of these system states. Modified FNTSMCs are also presented to enhance the system performance in case of a sharp increase in the control inputs when the system states are away from the sliding surfaces. Meanwhile, the terminal convergent region of each system state is presented. The overall stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed by a Lyapunov-based approach. Theoretical analyses are validated by numerical simulations that formation reconfiguration could still be achieved by the proposed controllers even with the loss of radial or in-track control.
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Acknowledgments
The authors express their gratitude to the reviewers and editors for their valuable and constructive comments that helped greatly enhance the quality of this paper. This work was partly supported by the Fund of Innovation by Graduate School of National University of Defense Technology under Grant B140106, and the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate, China, under Grant CX2014B006. The first author expresses his gratitude to his sincere friend, Shujian Bu, for her encouragement and care.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29 • Issue 5 • September 2016
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Received: May 14, 2015
Accepted: Dec 3, 2015
Published online: Mar 8, 2016
Discussion open until: Aug 8, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016
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