Three-axis active control system for gravity gradient stabilised microsatellite

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 796-809

  Si Mohammed, A M ^a   Benyettou, M ^b   Bentoutou, Y ^a   Boudjemai, A ^a   Hashida, Y ^c   Sweeting, M N ^c  

^a Centre National des Techniques Spatiale Oran   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE LA TECHNOLOGIE D ORAN MOHAMED BOUDIAF   (Algeria)

^c SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alsat 1; Attitude; Control; Gravity gradient; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; ORBITS; WHEELS;

ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ALSAT-1; ATTITUDE; GRAVITY GRADIENT; GRAVITY-GRADIENT BOOMS; IN ORBITS; LOW-EARTH ORBITS; MAGNETORQUERS; MICRO-SATELLITE PLATFORMS; MICROSATELLITE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PITCH MOMENTUM WHEELS; PLATFORM STABILITIES; POINTING CONTROLS; REACTION WHEELS; REAL SYSTEMS; SATELLITE TECHNOLOGIES; SUN SENSORS; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; THREE-AXIS; VECTOR MAGNETOMETERS;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 60849095076     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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