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Gyroless fine pointing on Small Explorer SpacecraftRecent advances in spacecraft attitude control system hardware have allowed engineers to develop innovative controls concepts which were deemed impossible just a few years ago. Gyroless attitude control designs using CCD star trackers have been discussed several times in the literature. The research presented here is an extension of these ideas; that is to obtain fine pointing jitter performance without gyros. A strawman gyroless attitude control system design was developed for a SMall EXplorer (SMEX) sized spacecraft in a High Earth Orbit. In addition, spacecraft performance drivers were determined and jitter performance results are presented.
Document ID
19930067355
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bauer, Frank H. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dellinger, Wayne (Swales and Associates, Inc. Beltsville, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Monterey, CA, Aug. 9-11, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 1 (A93-51301 22-63)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-3756
Report Number: AIAA PAPER 93-3756
Accession Number
93A51352
Distribution Limits
Public
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