Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances

Abstract In this study, a novel asymptotically stable attitude tracking controller is propounded for a satellite, operating in the existence of environmental disturbances, uncertain inertia matrix, reaction wheel misalignment, and actuator faults. Unlike existing methods, the proposed controller add...

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Main Authors: Mohammadjavad Hatami, Reza Nadafi, Mansour Kabganian
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98468-0
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description Abstract In this study, a novel asymptotically stable attitude tracking controller is propounded for a satellite, operating in the existence of environmental disturbances, uncertain inertia matrix, reaction wheel misalignment, and actuator faults. Unlike existing methods, the proposed controller addresses multiple practical challenges simultaneously, including disturbances, uncertainties, misalignment, and faults. Incidentally a key advantage of the proposed controller is its ability to work without requiring a priori knowledge of the upper bound values of uncertainties and disturbances, which is a significant advancement over previous approaches. By deriving the kinematic and kinetic equations of the satellite system and defining appropriate sliding surfaces, the global asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed via Lyapunov theory. Simulation results, incorporating actuator saturation constraints, demonstrate the controller’s performance and robustness, achieving precise attitude tracking with 2% settling time of 7 s and saturation constraint of 0.12 Nm. Furthermore, a MATLAB Multibody simulation model validates the controller, yielding a maximum verification error less than 4% in angular velocity.
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spelling doaj-art-985d7701d9944c7fba1c4daa769d81f32025-08-20T02:34:03ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111810.1038/s41598-025-98468-0Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbancesMohammadjavad Hatami0Reza Nadafi1Mansour Kabganian2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of TechnologyAerospace Research Institute, Amirkabir University of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of TechnologyAbstract In this study, a novel asymptotically stable attitude tracking controller is propounded for a satellite, operating in the existence of environmental disturbances, uncertain inertia matrix, reaction wheel misalignment, and actuator faults. Unlike existing methods, the proposed controller addresses multiple practical challenges simultaneously, including disturbances, uncertainties, misalignment, and faults. Incidentally a key advantage of the proposed controller is its ability to work without requiring a priori knowledge of the upper bound values of uncertainties and disturbances, which is a significant advancement over previous approaches. By deriving the kinematic and kinetic equations of the satellite system and defining appropriate sliding surfaces, the global asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system is guaranteed via Lyapunov theory. Simulation results, incorporating actuator saturation constraints, demonstrate the controller’s performance and robustness, achieving precise attitude tracking with 2% settling time of 7 s and saturation constraint of 0.12 Nm. Furthermore, a MATLAB Multibody simulation model validates the controller, yielding a maximum verification error less than 4% in angular velocity.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98468-0Attitude tracking controlUncertaintyAdaptive sliding mode controlReaction wheelFault tolerant
spellingShingle Mohammadjavad Hatami
Reza Nadafi
Mansour Kabganian
Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
Scientific Reports
Attitude tracking control
Uncertainty
Adaptive sliding mode control
Reaction wheel
Fault tolerant
title Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
title_full Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
title_fullStr Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
title_full_unstemmed Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
title_short Fault-tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
title_sort fault tolerant adaptive attitude tracking control of satellite with uncertainty and actuator misalignment in presence of environmental disturbances
topic Attitude tracking control
Uncertainty
Adaptive sliding mode control
Reaction wheel
Fault tolerant
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98468-0
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