Maneuver Control and Vibration Suppression of a Smart Flexible Satellite Using Robust Passivity Based Control

Abstract

In this paper a satellite with two flexible appendages and the piezoelectric layers which are attached to them and a central hub is considered. The piezoelectric layers are used as actuators. The governing equations of motion are derived based on Lagrange method. Using Rayleigh-Ritz technique ordinary differential equations of motion are obtained. A robust passivity based control is applied to the system to not only control the three axes maneuver of the satellite but also suppress the vibrations of the flexible appendages. Finally, the system is simulated and simulation results show the good performance of this controller.