• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.110-114
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• 1995

This paper presents the on-board attitude determination algorithm for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) three-axis stabilized spacecraft. Two advanced star trackers and a three-axis Inertial Reference Unit (IRU) are assumed to be attitude sensors. The gyro in the IRU provides a direct measurement of the attitude rates. However, the attitude estimation error increases with time due to the gyro drift and noise. An update filter with measurements of star trackers and/or sun sensor is designed to update these gyro drift bias and to compensate the attitude error. Kalman Filter is adapted for the on-board update filter algorithm. Simulation results will be presented to investigate the attitude pointing performance.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.141.6-141
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• 2001

This paper presents the attitude algorithm using Fuzzy technique to mix gyro information with accelerometer. The attitude angle calculated by the low-cost gyros only increases its error with time rapidly because of the integration process of the algorithm and large sensor error. It is known that the accelerometer output includes the attitude information of a vehicle and its information is more effective during low dynamic maneuver. Therefore it is needed to combine two information appropriately for obtaining the attitude information from low-cost MEMS inertial sensors. Because Fuzzy logic is very effective to make a decision of maneuvering state, it is applied to the mixed algorithm. It is shown by experiment ...

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.4 no.5
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• pp.674-679
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• 1998

In this paper, a new coarse alignment algorithm is proposed for roughly determining the initial attitude of the vehicle. The algorithm, referred as two-step coarse alignment algorithm, computes roll and pitch angle of the vehicle using accelerometer outputs, and then determines yaw angle with gyro outputs. With the geometric relation between sensor outputs and attitude angles, the algorithm error is analytically derived and compared with the previous coarse alignment algorithm that computes a transformation matrix using accelerometer md gyro outputs simultaneously. The simulation is also performed by varying the sensor errors. The results show that the proposed two-step coarse alignment algorithm has better performance for east tilt angle.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1881-1886
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• 2005

This paper proposes a novel approach of a precision attitude determination algorithm using UVF (Unit Vector Filter) measurements. The proposed method is superior to the conventional QUEST measurements based approaches because the estimation performance can be greatly enhanced by selecting brighter stars having better noise characteristics. The performance comparison with QUEST measurements is made to verify the usefulness of the proposed algorithm.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.675-684
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• 2004

The Helicopter system has a non-linearity and complexity. Futhermore, because of absence of its correct mathematical model. it is difficult to control accurately its attitudes for elevation angle and azimuth one. Therefore, we proposed a GA-PID control technique to control these angles efficiently. The proposed GA-PID controller can systematically generate optimal PID parameters by applying GA theory to a helicopter attitude control system. Through the computer simulation, the GA-PID technique shows better attitude control characteristic than traditional PID control technique.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.526-532
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• 2007

This paper considers a fault tolerant control problem for a spacecraft using reaction wheels. Faults are assumed to be inherent to only actuators(reaction wheels) and a control algorithm to accommodate actuators' faults is proposed. An attitude control loop includes an angular velocity control loop. The time delay control method is used to make a spacecraft follow the command angular velocity and to accommodate actuators' faults. A stability condition for the proposed algorithm is derived and the performance is demonstrated by computer simulations.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.289-299
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• 2019

Attitude control modeling and simulation (M&S) can be extensively applied in overall development process, from simple algorithm design to on-board software verification. This paper introduces CMG-based attitude control M&S software, which consists of 6-DOF modeling (CMG and space environments modeling), and attitude control algorithm. The M&S software is divided into three modules, from an inner CMG motor control module to an outer earth observation mission module. While an application of this developed software is currently limited to the initial-phase attitude controller development, its application area can be extended to the later-phases by considering sophisticated model information in future.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.433-447
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• 2022

This work deals with an explicit guidance and control architecture for autonomous lunar ascent and orbit injection, i.e., the locally-flat near-optimal guidance, accompanied by nonlinear reduced-attitude control. This is a new explicit guidance scheme, based on the local projection of the position and velocity variables, in conjunction with the real-time solution of the associated minimum-time problem. A recently-introduced quaternion-based reduced-attitude control algorithm, which enjoys quasi-global stability properties, is employed to drive the longitudinal axis of the ascent vehicle toward the desired direction. Actuation, based on thrust vectoring, is modeled as well. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations prove the effectiveness of the guidance, control, and actuation architecture proposed in this study for precise lunar orbit insertion, in the presence of nonnominal flight conditions.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2008

In this paper, a small and effective attitude estimation system for a humanoid robot was developed. Four small inertial sensors were packed and used for inertial measurements(3D accelerometer and three 1D gyroscopes.) An effective 3D pose estimation algorithm for low cost DSP using an extended Kalman filter was developed and evaluated. The 3D pose estimation algorithm has a very simple structure composed by 3 modules of a linear acceleration estimator, an external acceleration detector and an pseudo-accelerometer output estimator. The algorithm also has an effective switching structure based on probability and simple feedback loop for the extended Kalman filter. A special test equipment using linear motor for the testing of the 3D pose sensor was developed and the experimental results showed its very fast convergence to real values and effective responses. Popular DSP of TMS320F2812 was used to calculate robot's 3D attitude and translated acceleration, and the whole system were packed in a small size for humanoids robots. The output of the 3D sensors(pitch, roll, 3D linear acceleration, and 3D angular rate) can be transmitted to a humanoid robot at 200Hz frequency.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.238-242
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• 1994

Shuster's algorithm for spin-axis determination is extended to include sensor bias and mounting angle as its solve-for parameters. The relation between direct and derived measurements bias is obtained by linearizing their kinematic equations. A one-step least-square estimation technique referred to as the 'closed form' solution is used, and the solution provides a more refined and decent initial guess for the subsequent filtering process contained within the differential correction module. The modified algorithm is applied for attitude determination of a GEO communication satellite in transfer orbit, and its results are presented.