METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL USING B-SPLINE INTERPOLATION

A method, apparatus and system for controlling an attitude of a spacecraft, the spacecraft including an attitude control system operatively associated with a ground-based spacecraft control system. According to an exemplary embodiment, the spacecraft attitude control system uses a B-spline interpola...

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Main Authors Karpenko, Mark, Cristi, Roberto, Levitas, Joshua, Ross, Isaac M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.10.2023
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CONTROLLING
COSMONAUTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Summary:A method, apparatus and system for controlling an attitude of a spacecraft, the spacecraft including an attitude control system operatively associated with a ground-based spacecraft control system. According to an exemplary embodiment, the spacecraft attitude control system uses a B-spline interpolator for commanding the spacecraft. The methods and systems disclosed herein can be implemented in, for example, executable machine code and/or integrated circuit hardware.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318130565