dc.rights.license | Restricted to current Rensselaer faculty, staff and students. Access inquiries may be directed to the Rensselaer Libraries. | |
dc.contributor | Anderson, Kurt S. | |
dc.contributor | Christian, John | |
dc.contributor | Mishra, Sandipan | |
dc.contributor.author | McKee, Paul Dickson | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T09:04:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T09:04:31Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-10-24T13:34:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/2265 | |
dc.description | August 2018 | |
dc.description | School of Engineering | |
dc.description.abstract | This goal of this thesis is to bring together several relevant techniques and methods commonly used in Spacecraft Attitude Control Engineering for the purpose of designing and simulating a complete CubeSat Attitude Control System. The CubeSat in question includes three reaction wheels and a rotate-able solar array (all modeled), totaling 7 degrees of freedom. The complete equations of motion are derived using Kane's method, creating a mathematical model that can be simulated and controlled. Process noise and sensor noise are then added to the system, and their effects are mitigated through the use of a multiplicative extended Kalman Filter (MEKF). Finally, multiple control methods are explored, with an emphasis on Linear Quadratic Regulation (LQR) for fine-pointing steady-state accuracy. The complete controller is then put to the test to see how it fares in three realistic mission phases: initial de-tumble, solar array pointing, and long-term disturbance rejection. Success is demonstrated in all three mission phases. | |
dc.language.iso | ENG | |
dc.publisher | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Rensselaer Theses and Dissertations Online Collection | |
dc.subject | Mechanical engineering | |
dc.title | Cubesat dynamics and attitude control : Kane’s method, LQR, and Kalman filtering | |
dc.type | Electronic thesis | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.digitool.pid | 179242 | |
dc.digitool.pid | 179243 | |
dc.digitool.pid | 179244 | |
dc.rights.holder | This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author. | |
dc.description.degree | MS | |
dc.relation.department | Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering | |