Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer

A gyrowheel (GW) is a kind of electronic electric-mechanical servo system, which can be applied to a spacecraft attitude control system (ACS) as both an actuator and a sensor simultaneously. In order to solve the problem of two-dimensional spacecraft angular rate sensing as a GW outputting three-dim...

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Main Authors: Xiaokun Liu, Yu Yao, Kemao Ma, Hui Zhao, Fenghua He
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/537
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Yu Yao
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Hui Zhao
Fenghua He
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Fenghua He
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description A gyrowheel (GW) is a kind of electronic electric-mechanical servo system, which can be applied to a spacecraft attitude control system (ACS) as both an actuator and a sensor simultaneously. In order to solve the problem of two-dimensional spacecraft angular rate sensing as a GW outputting three-dimensional control torque, this paper proposed a method of an extended high gain observer (EHGO) with the derived GW mathematical model to implement the spacecraft angular rate estimation when the GW rotor is working at large angles. For this purpose, the GW dynamic equation is firstly derived with the second kind Lagrange method, and the relationship between the measurable and unmeasurable variables is built. Then, the EHGO is designed to estimate and calculate spacecraft angular rates with the GW, and the stability of the designed EHGO is proven by the Lyapunov function. Moreover, considering the engineering application, the effect of measurement noise in the tilt angle sensors on the estimation accuracy of the EHGO is analyzed. Finally, the numerical simulation is performed to illustrate the validity of the method proposed in this paper.
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spelling doaj.art-abea472e2941493093932806fc0d10282022-12-22T02:06:32ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-04-0116453710.3390/s16040537s16040537Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain ObserverXiaokun Liu0Yu Yao1Kemao Ma2Hui Zhao3Fenghua He4School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150080, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150080, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150080, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150080, ChinaSchool of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.2 Yikuang Street, Nangang District, Harbin 150080, ChinaA gyrowheel (GW) is a kind of electronic electric-mechanical servo system, which can be applied to a spacecraft attitude control system (ACS) as both an actuator and a sensor simultaneously. In order to solve the problem of two-dimensional spacecraft angular rate sensing as a GW outputting three-dimensional control torque, this paper proposed a method of an extended high gain observer (EHGO) with the derived GW mathematical model to implement the spacecraft angular rate estimation when the GW rotor is working at large angles. For this purpose, the GW dynamic equation is firstly derived with the second kind Lagrange method, and the relationship between the measurable and unmeasurable variables is built. Then, the EHGO is designed to estimate and calculate spacecraft angular rates with the GW, and the stability of the designed EHGO is proven by the Lyapunov function. Moreover, considering the engineering application, the effect of measurement noise in the tilt angle sensors on the estimation accuracy of the EHGO is analyzed. Finally, the numerical simulation is performed to illustrate the validity of the method proposed in this paper.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/537gyrowheelangular rates estimationtorque outputextended high gain observerLyapunov stabilitymeasurement noise
spellingShingle Xiaokun Liu
Yu Yao
Kemao Ma
Hui Zhao
Fenghua He
Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
Sensors
gyrowheel
angular rates estimation
torque output
extended high gain observer
Lyapunov stability
measurement noise
title Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
title_full Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
title_fullStr Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
title_full_unstemmed Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
title_short Spacecraft Angular Rates Estimation with Gyrowheel Based on Extended High Gain Observer
title_sort spacecraft angular rates estimation with gyrowheel based on extended high gain observer
topic gyrowheel
angular rates estimation
torque output
extended high gain observer
Lyapunov stability
measurement noise
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/537
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