Finite-time attitude stabilization for a rigid spacecraft using homogeneous method

Abstract

AbstractThis paper investigates the finite-time attitude stabilization problem for a rigid spacecraft with an unknown inertia matrix. By using homogeneous approach, a local continuous finite-time controller is first designed such that the attitude can be stabilized to the equilibrium in finite time. Then, to solve global attitude stabilization problem, a modified finite-time controller is proposed. Rigorous proof shows that the attitude can be stabilized to the equilibrium in finite time. Finally, a simulation example is given to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method.