Software system for modeling of nanosatellites motion control algorithms using planar air-bearing testbed

F. A. Kozin

Matematičeskoe modelirovanie, Tome 34 (2022) no. 10, pp. 20-42.

Résumé

The article describes a software system for algorithms modeling for nanosatellilte motion control on laboratory facility with an aerodynamic table. The structure of the program, mock-ups motion mathematical models are presented, algorithms for nanosatellite mockup control and navigation on a plane are described. The software system provides communication between the station and on-board computers of mock-ups on the table, the mockups receive information about the position on the aerodynamic table based on the results of camera image processing. Before the running of the experiments, preliminary calibration tests are carried out, the perturbations acting on the table are determined and the magnitudes of the control forces of the actuators are estimated. Experiments on the autonomous mock-up motion in nanosatellite formation flying tasks are carried out at the laboratory facility, and various approaches to the active removal of space debris are tested.

Détail

Keywords: nanosatellite, software system, control algorithms, aerodynamic table, formation flying.
Mots-clés : motion simulation

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