Hybrid control system for spacecraft antenna boom
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
Sensitive equipment utilized in aerospace applications experience vibrations from mechanical and thermal disturbances. Without proper vibration suppression systems, the delicate equipment can be severely damaged. A comparison between passive, active and hybrid control of light weight boom structure for space vehicles is carried out. Numerical and experimental analyses using NASTRAN finite element software are performed. Different control methods are applied, and a PID controller is implemented in the experiment. The main target of this research is to study the dynamic response of sensitive and light spacecraft structure like a boom antenna. In this experiment, the source of vibration disturbance is the force applied to one end of the structure and the response signal is captured by an accelerometer sensor at the free end of the beam. Piezoelectric Translator (PTS30 nanopositioning stage) (which is a linear actuator suitable for static and dynamic applications) is used for the reducing the vibration characteristics and thus damping out the vibrations. The maximum displacement provided by this actuator is +/- 15 mm and they provide pushing or pulling force of up to 30 N. The linear speed range of the PTS30 is 0 to 500 micrometer per second. The input to the actuator is provided by the accelerometer sensor through a power amplifier which is connected through a computer. The measured acceleration is integrated to obtain the corresponding velocities. Effectiveness of the control system highly depends on the position of the actuators. The average energy level taken over a frequency bandwidth of 4 Hz to 8 Hz will be considered as a parameter to be minimized. This research focuses on the reduction of vibration behavior of satellite boom structures over a wide frequency bandwidth using hybrid vibration control system. Here we present the results of damping effectiveness for different excitation amplitudes. Copyright © 2010 by ASME.
Publication Title
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
Recommended Citation
Taylor, A.,
Khatri, R.,
Dhainaut, J.,
Gangadharan, S.,
Subramanian, C.,
&
Abdelkhalik, O.
(2010).
Hybrid control system for spacecraft antenna boom.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings,
15, 389-395.
http://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2009-11303
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