Spacecraft thruster control via sigma-delta modulation
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Authors
Zappulla, Richard II
Virgili-Llop, Josep
Romano, Marcello
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2017
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ASME
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Abstract
Spacecraft reaction control (RC) thrusters provide a means for attitude control as well as orbital maneuvering. When compared to other actuators, offering a nearly continuous range of control inputs across their operating envelope (e.g., reaction wheels, control moment gyroscopes), RC thrusters take on only two discrete states: on or off. To use the RC thrusters, the often continuous control signal has to be modulated.
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.G002986
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Mechanical and Aerospce Engineering (MAE)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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6 p.
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R. Zappulla, II, J. Virgili-Llop, M. Romano, "Spacecraft thruster control via sigma-delta modulation," Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, (2017), 6 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.