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Finite-time command-filtered approximation-free attitude tracking control of rigid spacecraft

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In this paper, a finite-time command-filtered approximation-free attitude tracking control strategy is proposed for rigid spacecraft. A novel finite-time prescribed performance function is first constructed to ensure that the attitude tracking errors converge to the predefined region in finite time. Then, a finite-time error compensation mechanism is constructed and incorporated into the backstepping control design, such that the differentiation of virtual control signals in recursive steps can be avoided to overcome the singularity issue. Compared with most of approximation-based attitude control methods, less computational burden and lower complexity are guaranteed by the proposed approximation-free control scheme due to the avoidance of using any function approximations. Simulations are given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method.

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available as the data also form part of an ongoing study, but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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The authors would thank the support from the National Natural Science Foundation (NNSF) of China under Grant Nos. 61973274 and 61873239, the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation under Grant No. LZ22F030007, the Key Laboratory Open Project Fund under Grant No. GDSC202010 and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.2008085QF331.

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    Shuzong Xie, Qiang Chen & Xiongxiong He

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Perception and Intelligent Control of High-end Equipment, Ministry of Education, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, China

    Meiling Tao & Liang Tao

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Xie, S., Chen, Q., He, X. et al. Finite-time command-filtered approximation-free attitude tracking control of rigid spacecraft. Nonlinear Dyn 107, 2391–2405 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-021-07091-x

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