Mechanical/Control Integrated Design of a Flexible Planar Rotatory Spacecraft

This study presents an innovative method to perform integrated control/structure design of large flexible structures. The method is based on the application of structured \(\mathscr {H_\infty }\) control tools which provide the framework for mechanical/control integrated design. The parametric model is built based on the TITOP modeling technique for flexible multi-body systems. The integrated design specifications are explained and applied to a flexible planar rotatory spacecraft, optimizing simultaneously the appendage lengths and masses and the control system for perturbation rejection respecting bandwidth requirements.

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