Abstract
The paper addresses a problem of constrained spacecraft attitude stabilization with simultaneous reaction wheel (RW) desaturation. The spacecraft has a reaction wheel array (RWA) consisting of four RWs in a pyramidal configuration. The developments exploit a spacecraft dynamics model with gravity gradient torques. The linearized dynamics are shown to be controllable at almost all RWA configurations. Configurations that result in the highest Degree of Controllability are elucidated. A strategy that combines an incremental reference governor and time-distributed model predictive control is proposed to perform constrained RW desaturation at low computational cost. Simulation results of successful RW desaturation maneuvers subject to spacecraft pointing constraints, RW zero-speed crossing avoidance and limits on control moments are reported.
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