Spacecraft Attitude Control: A Linear Matrix Inequality Approach

Spacecraft Attitude Control: A Linear Matrix Inequality Approach solves problems for spacecraft attitude control systems using convex optimization, and more specifically, through a linear matrix inequalities approach (LMI). High-precision pointing and improved robustness in the face of external disturbances and other uncertainties are requirements for the current generation of spacecraft. The title develops an LMI approach to spacecraft attitude control and shows that all uncertainties in the maneuvering process can be solved numerically. The book develops a wide variety of novel and robust controllers, applicable both to spacecraft attitude control and easily extendible to second-order systems.

This title introduces spacecraft attitude control and robust systems, giving an extensive survey of current research and helping researchers improve robust control performance.

• Considers the control requirements of modern spacecraft
• Presents rigid and flexible spacecraft control systems with inherent mathematic uncertainties that lead to a model-like state-space
• Develops a variety of novel and robust controllers directly applicable to spacecraft control and extendable to other second-order systems
• Includes a systematic survey of recent research in spacecraft attitude control