Minimum power optimum control of microsatellite attitude dynamics

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 798-804

  Grassi, Michele ^a   Pastena, Massimiliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; TORQUE CONTROL;

ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC TORQUES; MULTIMISSION MICROSATELLITES;

POSITION CONTROL;

EID: 0034275454     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4640     Document Type: Article

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