Spacecraft Combined Attitude and Sun Tracking (CAST) System.

The spacecraft solar panel Sun tracking mechanism is utilized as an attitude control system. This is done by manipulating the tracking control of both the solar panels along the spacecraft pitch axis to generate torque in order to counter-act the external disturbance along this axis. The two solar p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Varatharajoo, Renuganth, Allaudin, Mohd Faizal
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23345/1/Spacecraft%20Combined%20Attitude%20and%20Sun%20Tracking.pdf