Date of Award
2011
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering Physics
Department
Physical Sciences
Committee Chair
Mahmut Reyhanoglu
First Committee Member
Jason Aufdenberg
Second Committee Member
Bereket Berhane
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to analyze an effective control scheme for an asteroid orbiting satellite. The thesis first summarizes the progress made in the dynamics formulation of such satellites and then provides a theoretical framework for the control system design. The control objective is to maintain a nadir pointing attitude on a circular equatorial orbit. Using established control design techniques, feedback laws are constructed to control both rotational and translational motion of the satellite so that the control objective is achieved. Computer simulations are carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the control laws.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Kuhara, Takahiro, "Translational and Rotational Control of an Asteroid Orbiting Satellite" (2011). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 430.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/430
