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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/29282| Title: | Review and feasibility of active attitude control and detumbling for the UoMBSat-1 PocketQube pico-satellite |
| Authors: | Baldacchino, Denise Debattista, Darren Rotin, Ramses Cachia, Darren Azzopardi, Marc Anthony Fabri, Simon G. Bugeja, Marvin K. |
| Keywords: | Artificial satellites -- Attitude control systems Space vehicles -- Attitude control systems Aerospace engineering |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Citation: | Baldacchino, D., Debattista, D., Rotin, R., Cachia, D., Azzopardi, M. A., Fabri, S. G., & Bugeja, M. K. (2017). Review and feasibility of active attitude control and detumbling for the UoMBSat-1 PocketQube pico-satellite. 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Valletta. 1237-1243. |
| Abstract: | The CubeSat form factor was very successful at reducing development and launch costs for spacecraft. The PocketQube (PQ) - one eighth the size of a CubeSat aims to further reduce these costs. However, the question remains on whether it is feasible to implement a fully-featured satellite within the far tighter constraints imposed by a PQ. This paper explores the implications of including a 3-axis attitude determination and control system with provisions for desaturation and detumbling within the confines of a PQ. The hardware technology available is outlined and the applicable control laws and techniques are reviewed. This paper presents the approach that is actually being adopted in the development of the UoMBSat-1 picosatellite at the University of Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/29282 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngSCE |
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