Enhanced attitude tracking control of spacecraft via inner and outer loop sliding mode design.

The significance of spacecraft in modern aerospace and technology is indisputable, with attitude control systems (ACS) playing a vital role in ensuring mission accuracy and safety. This study presents a dual-loop sliding mode variable structure control approach for spacecraft attitude regulation, le...

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Main Authors: Xinxiang Fang, Ming Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328622
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Summary:The significance of spacecraft in modern aerospace and technology is indisputable, with attitude control systems (ACS) playing a vital role in ensuring mission accuracy and safety. This study presents a dual-loop sliding mode variable structure control approach for spacecraft attitude regulation, leveraging integral sliding mode control (SMC) to design robust switching functions. The outer loop generates the angular velocity command [Formula: see text] by tracking the desired attitude angle [Formula: see text], while the inner loop ensures accurate torque control based on this command. The control architecture comprises an inner velocity loop and an outer position loop, with the inner loop deliberately designed to converge faster, ensuring overall system stability. Numerical simulations validate the proposed strategy's effectiveness and highlight its potential for real-world aerospace applications.
ISSN:1932-6203