Event-triggered lifted robust MPC stabilization control for space telescope on dual-rate actuated rigid spacecraft systems

Abstract

This study addresses the pose stabilization control problem for enhancing a space telescope mounted on a spacecraft system under a dual-rate actuated setup. An input-lifting approach is utilized to manage the dual rates in the control components, specifically the orbital space telescope and its loading platform. To counteract external spatial perturbations and spacecraft system uncertainties, an integrated control scheme is proposed, combining real-time model parameter estimation, active compensation control, and event-triggered lifted robust model predictive control (ET-LRMPC). The event-triggered mechanism in the proposed algorithm minimizes computational resource consumption while maintaining effective spacecraft control. Numerical simulations demonstrate that the proposed control scheme achieves favorable results under persistent external perturbations and model uncertainties. In terms of the overshoot, the algorithm proposed reduces the control effect by up to 87.1% in the spatial displacement of the payload and 98.6% in the Euler attitude angle compared to the conventional control algorithm. For the control of the base, the amount of overshoots with respect to the conventional control in spatial displacement and Euler attitude angle is reduced by 49% and 97.1%.