Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept

The problem of attitude optimal control of a spacecraft as a solid body with the energy spent on maneuvering a spacecraft taken as a quadratic functional, and a fixed transition time, is investigated. The dynamic configuration of a spacecraft and boundary conditions on an attitude and angular veloci...

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Main Authors: Yakov G. Sapunkov, Alexei V. Molodenkov
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/5/402
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description The problem of attitude optimal control of a spacecraft as a solid body with the energy spent on maneuvering a spacecraft taken as a quadratic functional, and a fixed transition time, is investigated. The dynamic configuration of a spacecraft and boundary conditions on an attitude and angular velocity are arbitrary; the control function is not limited. According to the Poinsot concept from theoretical mechanics on the interpretation of the angular motion of a solid body around a fixed point and with the help of the Pontryagin maximum principle, the quasioptimal analytical solution of the problem is obtained, which is brought to the algorithm. Numerical examples are provided that confirm the closeness of the quasioptimal solution to the optimal solution of the problem.
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spelling doaj.art-381986df726946228c4fff7ee6f0fcab2023-11-17T23:59:42ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102023-04-0110540210.3390/aerospace10050402Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot ConceptYakov G. Sapunkov0Alexei V. Molodenkov1Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control of Russian Academy of Sciences, 410028 Saratov, RussiaInstitute of Precision Mechanics and Control of Russian Academy of Sciences, 410028 Saratov, RussiaThe problem of attitude optimal control of a spacecraft as a solid body with the energy spent on maneuvering a spacecraft taken as a quadratic functional, and a fixed transition time, is investigated. The dynamic configuration of a spacecraft and boundary conditions on an attitude and angular velocity are arbitrary; the control function is not limited. According to the Poinsot concept from theoretical mechanics on the interpretation of the angular motion of a solid body around a fixed point and with the help of the Pontryagin maximum principle, the quasioptimal analytical solution of the problem is obtained, which is brought to the algorithm. Numerical examples are provided that confirm the closeness of the quasioptimal solution to the optimal solution of the problem.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/5/402arbitrary spacecraftsolid bodyarbitrary boundary conditionsoptimal reorientationthe Poinsot conceptquasioptimal algorithm
spellingShingle Yakov G. Sapunkov
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Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
Aerospace
arbitrary spacecraft
solid body
arbitrary boundary conditions
optimal reorientation
the Poinsot concept
quasioptimal algorithm
title Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
title_full Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
title_fullStr Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
title_full_unstemmed Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
title_short Quasioptimal Spacecraft Attitude Control Constructed According to the Poinsot Concept
title_sort quasioptimal spacecraft attitude control constructed according to the poinsot concept
topic arbitrary spacecraft
solid body
arbitrary boundary conditions
optimal reorientation
the Poinsot concept
quasioptimal algorithm
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