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Software System for Modeling Nanosatellites Motion Control Algorithms Using a Planar Air-Bearing Testbed

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This article describes a software system for algorithms modeling nanosatellite motion control on a laboratory facility with an aerodynamic table. The structure of the program, mathematical models of motion, and algorithms for controlling the motion and navigation of nanosatellite mockups on a plane are described. The software system communicates between the station and onboard computers of the mockups on the table, the mockups receive information on the position on the aerodynamic table based on the results of camera image processing. Before the experiments, preliminary calibration tests are carried out to determine the disturbances acting on the table and estimate the values of the control forces of the actuators. Experiments on the autonomous mockup motion in group flight tasks are conducted on the stand and various approaches to actively remove space debris are tested.

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Kozin, F.A. Software System for Modeling Nanosatellites Motion Control Algorithms Using a Planar Air-Bearing Testbed. Math Models Comput Simul 15, 384–400 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2070048223030109

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