Space systems design (spacecraft, satellites, space stations and their equipment)
Vahid Bohlouri; Hossein Haghighi; Soheil Seyedzamani
Volume 12, Issue 4 , December 2019, , Pages 57-67
Abstract
In this paper, damping mode of a satellite attitude control is designed and implemented using magnetic actuators in software /hardware-in-the-loop testbed. To this end, the equivalent of Earth’s magnetic field is designed using Helmholtz coil, frictionless is made by air-bearing, and algorithms ...
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In this paper, damping mode of a satellite attitude control is designed and implemented using magnetic actuators in software /hardware-in-the-loop testbed. To this end, the equivalent of Earth’s magnetic field is designed using Helmholtz coil, frictionless is made by air-bearing, and algorithms are developed on designed control board. By measuring the Earth’s magnetic field, actuator commands are generated by the damping algorithm then braking torque is produced. Some applied restrictions and special requirements such as non-simultaneous operation between magnetic sensor and magnetic actuators, air-bearing friction, initial angular velocity are considered. By identifying the air-bearing frictional model, the results are compared in software/hardware-in-the-loop. The compared results show that the ability of the designed system to perform damping mode.
Hadi Hosseini Onari; ehsan maani; Vahid Bohlouri; Soheil Seyedzamani
Volume 10, Issue 4 , March 2018, , Pages 19-28
Abstract
In this study, hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation consisting of solar array simulator, programmable electric load, charger board, distribution board and attitude and position simulator is designed and developed for the mentioned purpose. Because of satellite high angular velocity ...
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In this study, hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation consisting of solar array simulator, programmable electric load, charger board, distribution board and attitude and position simulator is designed and developed for the mentioned purpose. Because of satellite high angular velocity in de-tumbling mode, it is not possible to perform the experimental tests for power consumption analysis. Electricalpower HIL can be used for modifying, redesigning, and verification of the electricalpower subsystem design. The power consumption of communications satellite components is simulated in a de-tumbling mode. De-tumbling mode of operation is implemented in HIL test bed and the experimental results are extracted. The results consisting of battery voltage, battery capacity, current, depth of discharge and voltage stability are investigated. The results of this paper can be useful in the design, implementation and verification of electrical power subsystem for a wide range of satellites from LEO to GEO.