Robust adaptive attitude control of flexible spacecraft using a sliding mode disturbance observer

Umair Javaid, Ziyang Zhen, Yixuan Xue, Salman Ijaz

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Abstract

A composite control scheme based on a disturbance observer is presented in this paper to deal with the attitude control problem of flexible spacecraft. Specifically, a sliding mode disturbance observer (SMDO) is developed to attenuate the unmodeled system dynamics, parameter uncertainties, and multiple external disturbances. The key feature of this approach is to relax the assumption imposed on disturbance to be constant or changing at a slow rate, which is a typical assumption in this class of problems involving a disturbance observer. Then, an exclusive adaptive integral sliding mode controller is combined with the SMDO to get the improved closed-loop control performance of the system. The underlying benefit of the proposed control scheme is improved robustness against time-dependent external disturbances and system model uncertainties. The stability analysis of the closed-loop system is provided using Lyapunov’s stability theory. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme, especially in comparison with existing results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2235-2253
Number of pages19
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume236
Issue number11
Early online date2 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2022

Keywords

  • Flexible spacecraft
  • adaptive control
  • attitude control
  • disturbance observer
  • integral sliding mode

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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