根据天一地动力学相似原理,设计了圆轨道绳系卫星面内运动地面实验系统。该系统的特色在于:利用气垫和喷气模拟卫星系统的空间动力学环境,如重力梯度和Coriolis力。基于计算机视觉和无线局域网技术,构建了在线测控子系统。根据在线优化及滚动时域控制理论,设计了绳系卫星反馈控制器。所设计的反馈控制律并非以解析形式给出,而是利用Legendre伪谱和非线性规划方法在线计算开环最优轨道来确定。最后,通过示例实验对控制器性能和地面实验系统的有效性进行了考核和验证。
An innovative ground-based experiment design based on the principle of dynamic similarity is presented for simulating the in-plane motions of a Tethered Satellite System (TSS) on a circular orbit. The experiment features in using a combination of air-bearing facilities and on-board thrusts to achieve the simulation of the gravity gradient field and the Coriolis forces experienced by the TSS. The online measurement and control platforms for the experiment have been established by exploiting the technologies of computer vision and wireless local network. The ideas of online optimization and receding hori- zon control are introduced to the design feedback controller for the TSS. Even though the proposed feedback law is not analytically explicit, it is easy to determine it via a rapid re-computation of the open-loop optimal trajectory online by using the Legendre pseudo-spectral and nonlinear programming methods. Finally, representative experiments are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the experimental system and the performance of the proposed control scheme.