Development of a Simple Attitude Control System for Newly Constructed Balloon-Borne Experiments

Yoshitaka SAITO; Issei IIJIMA; Naoki NONAKA; Kazuhiko YAMADA; Yuji ISHIKAWA; Makoto KAN'NO; Yuji KISHIMOTO; Shuichi GUNJI; Tetsuya SATO; Tatehiro MIHARA; Naohisa ANABUKI; Yukihiro OHTA; Manabu YAMAUCHI; Kiyoshi HAYASHIDA

doi:10.2322/tastj.8.Tm_49

m) Scientific Observations and Related Technologies

Development of a Simple Attitude Control System for Newly Constructed Balloon-Borne Experiments

Yoshitaka SAITO, Issei IIJIMA, Naoki NONAKA, Kazuhiko YAMADA ^†, Yuji ISHIKAWA ^†, Makoto KAN'NO ^†, Yuji KISHIMOTO, Shuichi GUNJI, Tetsuya SATO, Tatehiro MIHARA, Naohisa ANABUKI, Yukihiro OHTA, Manabu YAMAUCHI, Kiyoshi HAYASHIDA

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Yoshitaka SAITO
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Issei IIJIMA
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Naoki NONAKA
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Kazuhiko YAMADA ^†
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yuji ISHIKAWA ^†
Yamagata University
Makoto KAN'NO ^†
Yamagata University
Yuji KISHIMOTO
Yamagata University
Shuichi GUNJI
Yamagata University
Tetsuya SATO
RIKEN
Tatehiro MIHARA
RIKEN
Naohisa ANABUKI
Osaka University
Yukihiro OHTA
Osaka University
Manabu YAMAUCHI
Osaka University
Kiyoshi HAYASHIDA
Osaka University
Author contributions

†These authors contributed equally: Kazuhiko YAMADA, Yuji ISHIKAWA, Makoto KAN'NO

Keywords: Scientific Balloon, Altitude Control System, Aspect Sensor

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2010 Volume 8 Issue ists27 Pages Tm_49-Tm_53

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tastj.8.Tm_49

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Abstract

A simple attitude control system for a balloon experiment has been developed. This system aims to achieve an accuracy of 0.1 deg in azimuth for a small payload with a diameter of 1.5 m and a moment of inertia of 100 kg·m². It will be first flown with the Polarimetry for High ENErgy X-rays (PHENEX) experiment, which is to observe the polarization of astronomical objects in the hard X-ray energy region. The system is composed of the attitude sensors (sun sensors, geomagnetic aspect sensors, and an optical fiber gyro), read-out modules, CPU, output modules (PC104 based boards), and actuators (a torsion relief motor and a reaction wheel motor with their drivers). In this paper, after introducing these modules, the properties of the sensors and the control system based on the ground will be reviewed.

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