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Fast Finite-time Attitude Tracking Control of Rigid Spacecraft with Quantized Input Signals

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The problem of fast finite-time attitude tracking quantized control is addressed for rigid spacecraft in the paper. With the help of the backstepping technique, hysteresis quantizer and the finite-time control scheme, a novel fast finite-time attitude controller is proposed. The modified Rodriguze parameters (MRPs) are used to describe the dynamic and kinematic equations of rigid spacecraft system. Then by utilizing Lagrange theorem, rigid spacecraft attitude system is transformed into a common strict feedback system. Next, a new coordinate transformation is introduced, which will be used in the presented controller. Based on the backstepping strategy, the sufficient conditions for the existence of the fast finite-time controller are presented. Theoretical analysis shows that the attitude tracking errors rapidly converge to the equilibrium point within finite time. Meanwhile, all the signals of the close-loop system are bounded. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

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Man Yu received her B.S. degree from University of Science and Technology Liaoning in 2019. Her research interests include nonlinear control, finite-time control, fixed-time control, quantized control, and spacecraft attitude tracking control.

Ming Chen received her B.Sc. degree in automation from Anshan Iron and Steel Institute, Anshan, China, an M.Sc. degree in control theory and control engineering from University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China, and a Ph.D. degree in control theory and control engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, in 2000, 2004 and 2009, respectively. She is currently a professor with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China. Her research interests include nonlinear control systems, robust control, and fault tolerant control.

Libing Wu received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Mathematics from Jinzhou Normal College, Jinzhou, China, in 2004, and in basic mathematics from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2007, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in control theory and control engineering from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2016. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Science, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, and also as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Yeungnam University. His research interests include adaptive control, fault-tolerant control, nonlinear control, and fault estimation.

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Yu, M., Chen, M. & Wu, L. Fast Finite-time Attitude Tracking Control of Rigid Spacecraft with Quantized Input Signals. Int. J. Control Autom. Syst. 20, 1926–1934 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-020-0879-6

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