Spacecraft attitude control is the process of controlling the orientation of a spacecraft (vehicle or satellite) with respect to an inertial frame of...
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A reaction control system (RCS) is a spacecraft system that uses thrusters to provide attitude control and translation. Alternatively, reaction wheels...
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A control moment gyroscope (CMG) is an attitude control device generally used in spacecraft attitude control systems. A CMG consists of a spinning rotor...
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placement Spacecraft attitude control, control of a spacecraft's attitude Flight dynamics (fixed-wing aircraft), the description and control of an aircraft's...
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Reaction wheel (redirect from Reaction control wheel)
A reaction wheel (RW) is used primarily by spacecraft for three-axis attitude control, and does not require rockets or external applicators of torque....
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Vernier thruster (redirect from Attitude jet)
spacecraft requires a wide range of different thrust levels for attitude or velocity control, as for maneuvering during docking with other spacecraft...
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The Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) was a reaction control system used in Earth orbit by the Project Gemini spacecraft. It provided both...
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Spin stabilization (category Spacecraft attitude control)
spacecraft where attitude control is required without the requirement for on-board 3-axis propulsion or mechanisms, and sensors for attitude control and...
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Sun sensor (category Spacecraft attitude control)
navigational instrument used by spacecraft to detect the position of the Sun. Sun sensors are used for attitude control, solar array pointing, gyro updating...
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Star tracker (category Spacecraft attitude control)
a star tracker on a satellite or spacecraft may be used to determine the orientation (or attitude) of the spacecraft with respect to the stars. In order...
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Magnetorquer (category Spacecraft attitude control)
in a spacecraft's attitude by small amounts. Over time, active control can produce fast spinning even on Earth, but for accurate attitude control and stabilization...
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the on-board equipment, Control theory for the design of the attitude and orbit control subsystem, which points the spacecraft correctly, and maintains...
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Triad method (category Spacecraft attitude control)
TRIAD method is the earliest published algorithm for determining spacecraft attitude, which was first introduced by Harold Black in 1964. Given the knowledge...
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control may refer to: Control moment gyroscope, an attitude control device generally used in spacecraft attitude control systems Gyroscopic control (gaming)...
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Solar sail (category Spacecraft attitude control)
by centrifugal forces as it rotated. The spacecraft's attitude and direction were to be completely controlled by changing the angle of the blades in various...
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In spacecraft design, the function of the thermal control system (TCS) is to keep all the spacecraft's component systems within acceptable temperature...
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Ring laser gyroscope (category Spacecraft attitude control)
navigation systems on military aircraft, commercial airliners, ships, and spacecraft. These hybrid INS/GPS units have replaced their mechanical counterparts...
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Diffractive solar sail (category Spacecraft attitude control)
design and fabrication (particularly of gratings), and optoelectronic control. In 2019 a diffractive solar sail project from the Rochester Institute...
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Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. In-space propulsion exclusively deals with propulsion systems...
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fuel. Spacecraft attitude control and orbital maneuvering thrusters are almost universally pressure-fed designs. Examples include the Reaction Control (RCS)...
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Quaternion estimator algorithm (category Spacecraft attitude control)
Landis; Cheng, Yang (2007). "Survey of nonlinear attitude estimation methods". Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. 30 (1): 12–28. Bibcode:2007JGCD...
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also include a life support system for the crew. Attitude control A spacecraft needs an attitude control subsystem to be correctly oriented in space and...
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Gravity-gradient stabilization (category Spacecraft attitude control)
exploits the Earth's gravitational field and tidal forces to keep the spacecraft aligned along the desired orientation. The gravity of the Earth decreases...
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The spacecraft measured 6.4 meters tall and 4.6 meters in diameter. Overall, the spacecraft weighed 3,445 kilograms. The spacecraft's attitude control (orientation)...
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Rocketdyne LR-101 (category Spacecraft attitude control)
rockets used two LR-101 secondary engines to provide yaw, pitch and roll control during their ascent to space. The pair of LR-101 vernier thrusters would...
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Rate gyro (category Spacecraft attitude control)
movement. Rate gyros are used in rate integrating gyroscopes, and in attitude control systems for vehicles, and in combination with other sensors to make...
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planning framework (Muscettola, 1994), and our control component is a traditional spacecraft attitude control system (Hackney et al. 1993). We also add an...
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A thruster is a spacecraft propulsion device used for orbital station-keeping, attitude control, or long-duration, low-thrust acceleration, often as part...
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Merritt Island, Florida. Responsibility for the booster and spacecraft remains with the Launch Control Center until the booster has cleared the launch tower...
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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students (category Spacecraft attitude control)
rigid body dynamics, rocket vehicle dynamics, and attitude control. Control theory and spacecraft control systems are less thoroughly covered. The textbook...
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