Onboard estimation of unknown dynamics of flexible spacecraft

• Published in: Acta astronautica Vol. 217; pp. 363 - 381
• Main Authors: Woodward, Nicolo, Bevilacqua, Riccardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adaptive control; Attitude tracking; Flexible spacecraft; Integral concurrent learning; Lyapunov control; Attitude tracking; Integral concurrent learning; Flexible spacecraft; Lyapunov control; Adaptive control

Attitude control methods of highly flexible spacecraft have seen increased interest over the last decades thanks to the technological development of flexible solar panels and deployables, which improves the capabilities of satellites. However, a high-fidelity model of the flexible dynamics is hard t...