Global magnetic attitude control of spacecraft in the presence of gravity gradient

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 796-804

  Lovera, Marco ^a   Astolfi, Alessandro ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IEEE

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ATTITUDE CONTROL; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

ATTITUDE EQUILIBRIUM; CLOSED LOOP STABILITY; CONTROLLER GAINS; MAGNETIC ACTUATORS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33947114232     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2006.248214     Document Type: Article

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