Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching Topologies

We study the distributed leader-following attitude consensus problem for multiple rigid spacecraft with a single leader under jointly connected switching topologies. Two cases are considered, where the first case is with a static leader and the second case is with a dynamic leader. By constructing a...

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Main Authors: Long Ma, Shicheng Wang, Haibo Min, Shouyi Liao, Zhiguo Liu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Control Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2540914
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description We study the distributed leader-following attitude consensus problem for multiple rigid spacecraft with a single leader under jointly connected switching topologies. Two cases are considered, where the first case is with a static leader and the second case is with a dynamic leader. By constructing an auxiliary vector and a distributed observer for each follower spacecraft, the controllers are designed to drive all the attitudes of the follower spacecraft to the leader’s, respectively, for both of the two cases, though there are some time intervals in which the communication topology is not connected. The whole system is proved to be stable by using common Lyapunov function method. Finally, the theoretical result is illustrated by numerical simulations.
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spelling doaj-art-4951e204063c4b15ad5dd68a89e1fdc92025-02-03T01:21:21ZengWileyJournal of Control Science and Engineering1687-52491687-52572016-01-01201610.1155/2016/25409142540914Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching TopologiesLong Ma0Shicheng Wang1Haibo Min2Shouyi Liao3Zhiguo Liu4High-Tech Institute of Xi’an, Shaanxi 710025, ChinaHigh-Tech Institute of Xi’an, Shaanxi 710025, ChinaHigh-Tech Institute of Xi’an, Shaanxi 710025, ChinaHigh-Tech Institute of Xi’an, Shaanxi 710025, ChinaHigh-Tech Institute of Xi’an, Shaanxi 710025, ChinaWe study the distributed leader-following attitude consensus problem for multiple rigid spacecraft with a single leader under jointly connected switching topologies. Two cases are considered, where the first case is with a static leader and the second case is with a dynamic leader. By constructing an auxiliary vector and a distributed observer for each follower spacecraft, the controllers are designed to drive all the attitudes of the follower spacecraft to the leader’s, respectively, for both of the two cases, though there are some time intervals in which the communication topology is not connected. The whole system is proved to be stable by using common Lyapunov function method. Finally, the theoretical result is illustrated by numerical simulations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2540914
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Journal of Control Science and Engineering
title Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching Topologies
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title_fullStr Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching Topologies
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title_short Distributed Attitude Consensus for Multiple Rigid Spacecraft under Jointly Connected Switching Topologies
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