M. Tech. Electrical Engineering / The topic of this dissertation is the attitude control of a CubeSat in an elliptic orbit using nonlinear control. The attitude control system (ACS) is a subsystem of a CubeSat. Its principal goal is to stabilise the orientation of the satellite after launch and during the orbital motion of the satellite. Although several methods have been applied to achieve this objective, this still remains a challenging objective and hence plays an integral role in many modern technologies. CubeSat "Cube Satellite" is a miniaturised satellite which, due to its low cost and application potential is often used by academic institutions for research purposes. However, due to its physical size and weight of 1 kilogram, CubeSat have comparatively limited power supply and computational resources; hence the need for an uncomplicated and reliable control system is critical.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000198 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Ajayi, Michael Oluwatosin. |
| Contributors | Hamam, Yskandar., Djouani, K. (Karim) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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