A new approach to the analysis and design of magnetic stabilization of satellites
- Paper ID
1979-IAF-196
- author
- company
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo
- country
Japan
- year
1979
- abstract
The stabilization of a magnetically oriented satellite is treated from a new standpoint. Under the assumption of a uniform magnetic field, the system stability is discussed. By imposing a performance criteion, a damping control law is derived. Stabilization characteristics are analyzed using a more realistic geomagnetic field model. The practical approximate methods of the damping control are sought, and their characteristics are analyzed. Finally the flight results of the recent satellites using an approximate method are presented.