Attitude determination and control for centrifugal tether deployment on the ESTCube-1 nanosatellite

Design of MEMS Based Attitude Determination and Control System for Nanosatellite

-One of the latest manifestations of miniaturization in space applications is the development of standardized nanosatellite. Recent achievements and future trends of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology have indicated that microtechnology is the critical technologies of future space programs. Enabling technologies for demanding applications will surely make use of MEMS based compo...

Smart Nanosatellite Attitude Propagator

An Attitude Control System and Commissioning Results of the SNAP-1 Nanosatellite

SNAP-1 is a low-cost nanosatellite build by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), it is amongst other objectives a technology demonstrator for 3-axis stabilisation and orbit control for a future constellation of small satellites during formation flying. The satellite uses a single miniature Ymomentum wheel, 3-axis magnetorquer rods and a single butane gas thruster to ensure a nominal nadirpo...

FPGA Hardware Nonlinear Control Design for Modular Nanosatellite Attitude Control System

CubeSat attitude control systems must be compact, fast, and accurate to achieve success in space missions with stringent control requirements. Nonlinear control strategies allow the creation of robust algorithms for orbit and attitude control, but can have higher processing requirements in operation. In addition, It is desirable to implement distribute components of a CubeSat control system acr...

Coordinate Systems for Attitude Determination and Control

This guideline provides a procedure which specifies and documents consistent, useful, and welldefined coordinate system (or frame) definitions for spacecraft attitude control design and analysis. Several example coordinate frames and transformations are presented to show how these definitions are used to address various Attitude Control System (ACS) design issues. Past experience has shown the ...