A Method for Estimating the Position of Spacecraft's Center of Mass in Orbit
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2013-07-24
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
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technical field The invention relates to a method for estimating the position of the center of mass of a spacecraft, in particular to a method for quickly estimating the position of the center of mass of the spacecraft. Background technique At present, the methods for on-orbit estimation of the position of the spacecraft center of mass are mainly researched from two aspects: the dynamic equation and the kinematic equation of the spacecraft. A kind of A method for estimating the position of the center of mass based on spacecraft attitude dynamics. This method utilizes three gyroscopes to measure the three-axis angular velocity, combined with the thruster output to estimate the center of mass position. This method needs to know the rotational inertia of the spacecraft, and the thrust error seriously affects the estimation accuracy of the center of mass position. E.Bergmann (E.Bergmann, J.Dzielski, Spacecraft Mass Property Identification with Torque-Generating Control[J], Jo...