Satellite attitude control by integrator back-stepping with internal stabilization

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the implementation of the integral back‐stepping control on the model of BILSAT – 1 satellite of the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK).Design/methodology/approach – The nonlinear model of the satellite is divided into three groups and the control Lyapunov function is constructed systematically. The formed closed loop system is analyzed for stability according to a recently developed stability analysis procedure and multi‐run simulations.Findings – Since the studied model includes the dynamics of a practical reaction wheel (SSTL Type: Microwheel), the simulation results showed that the designed controllers are suitable for practical application. The torque requirement is far below the maximum torque supplied by the wheel. In addition, the system seems to be quite fast and robust against the parametric uncertainties.Research limitations/implications – Since the control system is nonlinear, the computational complexity will be an issue in pr...

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