Spacecraft Attitude Control: A Linear Matrix Inequality Approach

Solves problems for spacecraft attitude control systems using convex optimization and, specifically, through a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. High-precision pointing and improved robustness in the face of external disturbances and other uncertainties are requirements for the current generation of spacecraft.

This book presents an LMI approach to spacecraft attitude control and shows that all uncertainties in the maneuvering process can be solved numerically. It explains how a model-like state space can be developed through a mathematical presentation of attitude control systems, allowing the controller in question to be applied universally.

The authors describe a wide variety of novel and robust controllers, applicable both to spacecraft attitude control and easily extendable to second-order systems. Spacecraft Attitude Control provides its readers with an accessible introduction to spacecraft attitude control and robust systems, giving an extensive survey of current research and helping researchers improve robust control performance.

• Considers the control requirements of modern spacecraft
• Presents rigid and flexible spacecraft control systems with inherent uncertainties mathematically, leading to a model-like state space
• Develops a variety of novel and robust controllers directly applicable to spacecraft control as well as extendable to other second-order systems
• Includes a systematic survey of recent research in spacecraft attitude control