Robust adaptive sliding mode attitude maneuvering and vibration damping of three-axis-stabilized flexible spacecraft with actuator saturation limits

This paper presents a dual-stage control system design method for flexible spacecraft attitude maneuvering control by use of on-off thrusters and active vibration suppression by embedded smart material as actuator. As a stepping stone, an adaptive sliding mode controller with the assumption of knowing the upper bounds of the lumped perturbation is designed that ensures exponential convergence or uniform ultimate boundedness (UUB) of the attitude control system in the presence of bounded parameter variation/disturbances and control input saturation as well. Then this adaptive controller is redesigned such that the need for knowing the upper bound in advance is eliminated. Lyapunov analysis shows that this modified adaptive controller can also guarantee the exponential convergence or UUB of the system. For actively suppressing the induced vibration, linear quadratic regulator (LQR) based positive position feedback control method is presented. Numerical simulations are performed to show that rotational maneuver and vibration suppression are accomplished in spite of the presence of disturbance torque/parameter uncertainty and saturation input.     

An anti-disturbance PD control scheme for attitude control and stabilization of flexible spacecrafts

This paper studies the attitude control problem of spacecrafts with flexible appendages. It is well known that the unwanted vibration modes, model uncertainty and space environmental disturbances may cause degradation of the performance of attitude control systems for a flexible spacecraft. In this paper, the vibration from flexible appendages is modeled as a derivative-bounded disturbance to the attitude control system of the rigid hub. A disturbance-observer-based control (DOBC) is formulated for feedforward compensation of the elastic vibration. The model uncertainty and space environmental disturbances as well as other noises are merged into an “equivalent” disturbance. We design a composite controller with a hierarchical architecture by combining DOBC and PD control, where DOBC is used to reject the vibration effect from the flexible appendages. Numerical simulations are performed to demonstrate that by using the composite hierarchical control law, disturbances can be effectively attenuated and the robust dynamic performances be enhanced.     

Combined control of fast attitude maneuver and stabilization for large complex spacecraft

In remote sensing or laser communication space missions, spacecraft need fast maneuver and fast stabilization in order to accomplish agile imaging and attitude tracking tasks. However, fast attitude maneuvers can easily cause elastic deformations and vibrations in flexible appendages of the spacecraft. This paper focuses on this problem and deals with the combined control of fast attitude maneuver and sta- bilization for large complex spacecraft. The mathematical model of complex spacecraft with flexible appendages and momentum bias actuators on board is presented. Based on the plant model and combined with the feedback controller, modal parameters of the closed-loop system are calculated, and a multiple mode input shaper utilizing the modal information is designed to suppress vibrations. Aiming at reducing vibrations excited by attitude maneuver, a quintic polynomial form rotation path planning is proposed with constraints on the actuators and the angular velocity taken into account. Attitude maneuver simulation results of the control systems with input shaper or path planning in loop are sepa- rately analyzed, and based on the analysis, a combined control strategy is presented with both path planning and input shaper in loop. Simulation results show that the combined control strategy satisfies the complex spacecraft＇s require- ment of fast maneuver and stabilization with the actuators＇ torque limitation satisfied at the same time.     

大型柔性航天器动力学与振动控制研究进展

随着航天重大工程的逐步实施,航天器正朝着超高速、超大尺度、多功能的方向发展,其面临的发射和运行环境也更加恶劣.航天器发射过程中的振动及其主/被动控制、在轨运行中大型柔性航天器动力学建模与动态响应分析、结构振动与飞行器姿态的混合控制等问题越来越复杂且难于处理;航天器结构的大型化和柔性化(如大阵面天线和太阳翼等)也对其地面试验和半实物仿真提出了挑战.本文着重介绍大型柔性航天器涉及到的动力学与振动控制问题,包括航天器发射过程中的整星隔振,大型柔性结构动力学建模与振动响应分析,大型柔性航天器的结构振动与姿轨控耦合动力学及其混合控制等.提炼出航天动力学与控制领域中亟待解决的若干基础科学问题,包括:多刚柔体系统动力学建模与模型降阶(涉及大变形柔性体动力学建模、多求解器合作仿真、模型降阶、组合结构动力学建模的解析方法等);复杂结构状态空间模型构建方法与能控性(涉及状态空间模型构建的理论与实验方法、复杂结构振动控制系统的能观性与能控性等);航天器姿态运动与大型柔性结构振动的混合控制律设计(涉及姿态机动与结构振动的鲁棒混合控制、执行机构与压电控制器的协同控制等).      

航天器太阳帆板振动抑制的输入整形方法研究

利用输入整形与PD(比例微分)控制相结合的主动振动控制策略,在保证航天器完成三轴姿态机动的同时抑制太阳帆板的振动。首先,基于角动量定律和拉格朗日法建立了带挠性太阳帆板航天器的动力学模型。然后,在动力学模型的基础上,采用PD控制作为航天器三轴姿态机动的控制策略,利用挠性太阳帆板各阶模态的固有频率和阻尼比得到系统的输入整形器,对原始姿态机动的脉冲进行输入整形前馈控制,以抑制太阳帆板各阶模态的振动。仿真结果表明:两种输入整形方法均能抑制太阳帆板的振动,ZV(零残余振动)输入整形器简单且脉冲数量少,输入时间较短,但对于参数摄动以及输入的微小误差比较敏感,抑制振动的效果难以满足零残余振动的标准;ZVD(微分零残余振动)输入整形器脉冲数量较多,具有一定量的延时,但更为高效,鲁棒性强,能够极大地抑制挠性太阳帆板的残余振动,缩短航天器的机动稳定时间,且整个机动过程更加平稳。     

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF RIGID-FLEXIBLE COUPLING FLEXIBLE SPACECRAFT WITH JOINT CLEARANCE1)

大型柔性航天器展开锁定后,运动副中仍存在大量无法消除的间隙. 铰链间隙直接影响柔性航天器的姿态 运动和有效载荷的指向精度及稳定度,会对航天器的动力学特性造成较大的影响. 针对这一问题, 提出一种含间隙铰 接的航天器刚柔耦合动力学建模与控制方法. 首先建立含间隙的铰链精确动力学模型,从而构建含间隙铰接的柔性结构 动力学模型. 然后利用哈密顿原理和模态离散方法,建立含间隙铰接柔性航天器离散形式的刚柔耦合非线性动力学 模型,采用 Newmark 算法对非线性动力学方程进行求解. 基于压电纤维复合材料 (macro fiber composite, MFC) 驱动器 构建航天器的刚-柔-电耦合动力学方程,采用最优控制设计控制律. 分析了铰链参数、中心刚体转动惯量、间隙尺寸和间隙数目对航天器动力学特性的影响,着重研究了铰链间隙对航天器姿态运动和结构振动的影响作用. 最后采用 MFC 驱动器对航天器施加主动控制. 结果表明,铰链参数和中心刚体转动惯量影响航天器的固有频率;随着铰链间隙尺寸的增大及间隙数目的增多,航天器的整体刚度逐渐减小,而航天器的姿态角和振动位移响应不断增大;通过基于 MFC 的主动控制,能够实现含间隙铰接航天器姿态运动与结构振动的协同控制,并缓解间隙对系统动态特性造成的影响.     

含间隙铰接的柔性航天器刚柔耦合动力学与控制研究

大型柔性航天器展开锁定后,运动副中仍存在大量无法消除的间隙. 铰链间隙直接影响柔性航天器的姿态 运动和有效载荷的指向精度及稳定度,会对航天器的动力学特性造成较大的影响. 针对这一问题, 提出一种含间隙铰 接的航天器刚柔耦合动力学建模与控制方法. 首先建立含间隙的铰链精确动力学模型,从而构建含间隙铰接的柔性结构 动力学模型. 然后利用哈密顿原理和模态离散方法,建立含间隙铰接柔性航天器离散形式的刚柔耦合非线性动力学 模型,采用 Newmark 算法对非线性动力学方程进行求解. 基于压电纤维复合材料 (macro fiber composite, MFC) 驱动器 构建航天器的刚-柔-电耦合动力学方程,采用最优控制设计控制律. 分析了铰链参数、中心刚体转动惯量、间隙尺寸和间隙数目对航天器动力学特性的影响,着重研究了铰链间隙对航天器姿态运动和结构振动的影响作用. 最后采用 MFC 驱动器对航天器施加主动控制. 结果表明,铰链参数和中心刚体转动惯量影响航天器的固有频率;随着铰链间隙尺寸的增大及间隙数目的增多,航天器的整体刚度逐渐减小,而航天器的姿态角和振动位移响应不断增大;通过基于 MFC 的主动控制,能够实现含间隙铰接航天器姿态运动与结构振动的协同控制,并缓解间隙对系统动态特性造成的影响.      

一类带柔性附件充液航天器姿态机动控制

基于Lyapunov稳定性理论研究了用动量轮控制一类带轻质悬臂梁附件的充液航天器的姿态机动控制问题, 其中晃动液体用黏性力矩球摆模型代替, 悬臂梁附件用若干集中质量代替. 用动量矩定理和Lagrange方程分别推导得到航天器主刚体、等效球摆、等效集中质量的动力学方程, 所用反馈控制律包含了与动量轮角加速度密切相关的权重因子, 利用系统初、终状态和到达最终姿态所需时间解析确定此权重因子. 同时利用Lyapunov稳定性理论得到了实现最终姿态机动的稳定性判据. 数值仿真表明所用控制律的有效性, 分析附件的相对主刚体平面的转角、相对系统质心的高度、长度、刚度、质量、阻尼系数和到达最终姿态所需时间等因素对控制过程中航天器剩余章动角的影响大小.      

Model predictive control of rigid spacecraft with two variable speed control moment gyroscopes

In this paper, an attitude maneuver control problem is investigated for a rigid spacecraft using an array of two variable speed control moment gyroscopes(VSCMGs)with gimbal axes skewed to each other. A mathematical model is constructed by taking the spacecraft and the gyroscopes together as an integrated system, with the coupling interaction between them considered. To overcome the singular issues of the VSCMGs due to the conventional torque-based method, the first-order derivative of gimbal rates and the second-order derivative of the rotor spinning velocity, instead of the gyroscope torques, are taken as input variables. Moreover, taking external disturbances into account,a feedback control law is designed for the system based on a method of nonlinear model predictive control(NMPC). The attitude maneuver can be realized fast and smoothly by using the proposed controller in this paper.     

Attitude maneuver of liquid-filled spacecraft with a flexible appendage by momentum wheel

Attitude maneuver of liquid-filled spacecraft with an appendage as a cantilever beam by momentum wheel is studied.The dynamic equations are derived by conservation of angular momentum and force equilibrium principle.A feedback control strategy of the momentum wheel is applied for the attitude maneuver.The residual nutation of the spacecraft in maneuver process changes with some chosen parameters,such as steady state time,locations of the liquid container and the appendage,and appendage parameters.The results indicate that locations in the second and fourth quadrants of the body-fixed coordinate system and the second quadrant of the wall of the main body are better choices for placing the liquid containers and the appendage than other locations if they can be placed randomly.Higher density and thicker cross section are better for lowering the residual nutation if they can be changed.Light appendage can be modeled as a rigid body,which results in a larger residual nutation than a flexible model though.The residual nutation decreases with increasing absolute value of the initial sloshing angular height.     

Chaotic attitude and reorientation maneuver for completely liquid-filled spacecraft with flexible appendage

The present paper investigates the chaotic attitude dynamics and reorientation maneuver for completely viscous liquid-filled spacecraft with flexible appendage. All of the equations of motion are derived by using Lagrangian mechanics and then transformed into a form consisting of an unperturbed part plus perturbed terms so that the system＇s nonlinear characteristics can be exploited in phase space. Emphases are laid on the chaotic attitude dynamics produced from certain sets of physical parameter values of the spacecraft when energy dissipation acts to derive the body from minor to major axis spin. Numerical solutions of these equations show that the attitude dynamics of liquid-filled flexible spacecraft possesses characteristics common to random, non- periodic solutions and chaos, and it is demonstrated that the desired reorientation maneuver is guaranteed by using a pair of thruster impulses. The control strategy for reorientation maneuver is designed and the numerical simulation results are presented for both the uncontrolled and controlled spins transition.     

反作用轮扰动特性测量及研究

反作用轮微振动是影响卫星姿态控制精度的重要因素.测量反作用轮扰动的目的是掌握其扰动规律,进而采取相应的控制方法和隔离技术.考虑到反作用轮的扰动与安装条件有关,使用"刚性六分量测试平台"和"柔性六分量测试平台"两种方法进行反作用轮扰动特性测量,并从三个方面对两种方法得到的结果进行比较.比较结果表明,不同测试条件下得到的谐波数是相同的;安装结构刚度降低会降低反作用轮的固有频率;柔性安装条件的减振作用会降低扰动峰值.试验结果可以为探讨卫星结构动态特性对扰动力的影响提供经验和指导.     

采用动量轮及推进器的微小卫星的姿态机动控制(英文)

提出了一种利用偏置动量轮及推进器实现大角度姿态机动控制的方法。首先建立轨道系下的卫星模型及动量轮推进器的模型,并基于该模型采用动量轮及推进器结合的反馈线性化控制方法,最后设计了大角度机动的参考轨迹。仿真和分析结果表明,文中的控制方法可以在45 s内使卫星机动40°,并在100 s内达到180°大角度,控制精度达到0.4°。可以无需对动量轮进行加减速操作而进行实时的姿态机动。不仅能满足实时性需要,同时可以避免动量轮饱和,降低能源消耗,为微小卫星姿态控制系统的工程实现提供了非常有价值的参考。     

Attitude tracking control of flexible spacecraft with large amplitude slosh

This paper is focused on attitude tracking control of a spacecraft that is equipped with flexible appendage and partially filled liquid propellant tank. The large amplitude liquid slosh is included by using a moving pulsating ball model that is further improved to estimate the settling location of liquid in microgravity or a zero-g environment. The flexible appendage is modelled as a three-dimensional Bernoulli–Euler beam, and the assumed modal method is employed.A hybrid controller that combines sliding mode control with an adaptive algorithm is designed for spacecraft to perform attitude tracking. The proposed controller has proved to be asymptotically stable. A nonlinear model for the overall coupled system including spacecraft attitude dynamics,liquid slosh, structural vibration and control action is established. Numerical simulation results are presented to show the dynamic behaviors of the coupled system and to verify the effectiveness of the control approach when the spacecraft undergoes the disturbance produced by large amplitude slosh and appendage vibration. Lastly, the designed adaptive algorithm is found to be effective to improve the precision of attitude tracking.     

UNCONSTRAINED MODAL ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC MODEL OF FLEXIBLE SPACECRAFT$^{\bf 1)}$

挠性航天器动力学建模中的挠性耦合影响系数是动力学建模中的重要力学概念,它反映了航天器姿态和轨道运动与挠性附件的弹性振动效应. 挠性耦合影响系数间的恒等式关系,即惯性完备性准则,是挠性航天器动力学模型降阶和模态截断的重要依据. 以中心刚体带挠性附件航天器为研究对象,采用约束模态和非约束模态法描述挠性附件结构变形,利用欧拉-拉格朗日方程建立挠性航天器的动力学模型. 基于 Hughes 的研究成果,对挠性航天器的非约束模态恒等式及其用于动力学模型降阶的惯性完备性准则进行了证明和应用研究. 探讨了两种动力学模型惯量间的关系,并利用约束模态惯性完备性准则,推导了非约束模态惯性完备性准则. 最后,对中心刚体带双侧太阳帆板和带单侧太阳帆板构成的挠性航天器模型进行数值仿真计算,求出挠性附件非约束模态平动耦合系数,分析了非约束模态特征值和平动耦合系数随着刚柔质量比的变化情况,并尝试用非约束模态惯性完备性准则的质量特征恒等式对挠性航天器模型进行了检验.     

Attitude control of a rigid spacecraft with one variable-speed control moment gyro

Nonlinear controllability and attitude stabilization are studied for the underactuated nonholonomic dynamics of a rigid spacecraft with one variable-speed control moment gyro(VSCMG), which supplies only two internal torques.Nonlinear controllability theory is used to show that the dynamics are locally controllable from the equilibrium point and thus can be asymptotically stabilized to the equilibrium point via time-invariant piecewise continuous feedback laws or time-periodic continuous feedback laws. Specifically,when the total angular momentum of the spacecraft-VSCMG system is zero, any orientation can be a controllable equilibrium attitude. In this case, the attitude stabilization problem is addressed by designing a kinematic stabilizing law, which is implemented through a nonlinear proportional and derivative controller, using the generalized dynamic inverse(GDI)method. The steady-state instability inherent in the GDI controller is elegantly avoided by appropriately choosing control gains. In order to obtain the command gimbal rate and wheel acceleration from control torques, a simple steering logic is constructed to accommodate the requirements of attitude stabilization and singularity avoidance of the VSCMG. Illustrative numerical examples verify the efcacy of the proposed control strategy.     

挠性航天器动力学模型的非约束模态分析

挠性航天器动力学建模中的挠性耦合影响系数是动力学建模中的重要力学概念,它反映了航天器姿态和轨道运动与挠性附件的弹性振动效应. 挠性耦合影响系数间的恒等式关系,即惯性完备性准则,是挠性航天器动力学模型降阶和模态截断的重要依据. 以中心刚体带挠性附件航天器为研究对象,采用约束模态和非约束模态法描述挠性附件结构变形,利用欧拉-拉格朗日方程建立挠性航天器的动力学模型. 基于 Hughes 的研究成果,对挠性航天器的非约束模态恒等式及其用于动力学模型降阶的惯性完备性准则进行了证明和应用研究. 探讨了两种动力学模型惯量间的关系,并利用约束模态惯性完备性准则,推导了非约束模态惯性完备性准则. 最后,对中心刚体带双侧太阳帆板和带单侧太阳帆板构成的挠性航天器模型进行数值仿真计算,求出挠性附件非约束模态平动耦合系数,分析了非约束模态特征值和平动耦合系数随着刚柔质量比的变化情况,并尝试用非约束模态惯性完备性准则的质量特征恒等式对挠性航天器模型进行了检验.      

Singularly perturbed feedback linearization with linear attitude deviation dynamics realization

A new approach for feedback linearization of attitude dynamics for rigid gas jet-actuated spacecraft control is introduced. The approach is aimed at providing global feedback linearization of the spacecraft dynamics while realizing a prescribed linear attitude deviation dynamics. The methodology is based on nonuniqueness representation of underdetermined linear algebraic equations solution via nullspace parametrization using generalized inversion. The procedure is to prespecify a stable second-order linear time-invariant differential equation in a norm measure of the spacecraft attitude variables deviations from their desired values. The evaluation of this equation along the trajectories defined by the spacecraft equations of motion yields a linear relation in the control variables. These control variables can be solved by utilizing the Moore–Penrose generalized inverse of the involved controls coefficient row vector. The resulting control law consists of auxiliary and particular parts, residing in the nullspace of the controls coefficient and the range space of its generalized inverse, respectively. The free null-control vector in the auxiliary part is projected onto the controls coefficient nullspace by a nullprojection matrix, and is designed to yield exponentially stable spacecraft internal dynamics, and singularly perturbed feedback linearization of the spacecraft attitude dynamics. The feedback control design utilizes the concept of damped generalized inverse to limit the growth of the Moore–Penrose generalized inverse, in addition to the concepts of singularly perturbed controls coefficient nullprojection and damped controls coefficient nullprojection to disencumber the nullprojection matrix from its rank deficiency, and to enhance the closed loop control system performance. The methodology yields desired linear attitude deviation dynamics realization with globally uniformly ultimately bounded trajectory tracking errors, and reveals a tradeoff between trajectory tracking accuracy and damped generalized inverse stability. The paper bridges a gap between the nonlinear control problem applied to spacecraft dynamics and some of the basic generalized inversion-related analytical dynamics principles.     

Control of Chaotic Motion in a Spinning Spacecraft with a Circumferential Nutational Damper

Control of chaotic vibrations in a simplified model of a spinning spacecraft with a circumferential nutational damper is achieved using two techniques. The control methods are implemented on a realistic spacecraft parameter configuration which has been found to exhibit chaotic instability when a sinusoidally varying torque is applied to the spacecraft for a range of forcing amplitude and frequency. Such a torque, in practice, may arise in the platform of a dual-spin spacecraft under malfunction of the control system or from an unbalanced rotor or from vibrations in appendages. Chaotic instabilities arising from these torques could introduce uncertainties and irregularities into a spacecraft's attitude and consequently could have disastrous affects on its operation. The two control methods, recursive proportional feedback (RPF) and continuous delayed feedback, are recently developed techniques for control of chaotic motion in dynamical systems. Each technique is outlined and the effectiveness of the two strategies in controlling chaotic motion exhibited by the present system is compared and contrasted. Numerical simulations are performed and the results are studied by means of time history, phase space, Poincaré map, Lyapunov characteristic exponents and bifurcation diagrams.     

充液挠性航天器俯仰运动 1:1:1 内共振动力学分析

采用已推导的俯仰运动矩形贮箱受控刚-液-弹耦合系统在外力矩作用下的耦合动力 学模型，在刚体上加入控制项，详细分析了系统固有频率的精确解与近似解. 应用多尺 度法对耦合系统1:1:1内共振进行解析分析，与数值解比较验证解析解的正确性. 通过近 似解析分析得到刚-液-弹之间的耦合作用机理：1) 液深影响整个系统的软硬特性，当液体发 生软硬特性转化时，处于液体原多值频率区域的刚体和弹性体幅频曲线分支峰值会减弱，且 具有相同的特性转化趋势；处于液体新多值频率区域的刚体和弹性体幅频曲线分支峰值会增 强，且具有相反的特性转化趋势. 2) 刚体和弹性体幅频曲线的峰值均在以受控刚体和弹性体 为主的耦合系统固有频率处，以液体为主固有频率激励，刚体和弹性体振幅较小.