Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 173145, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/173145
Research Article

Using of H-Infinity Control Method in Attitude Control System of Rigid-Flexible Satellite

Ximena Celia Méndez Cubillos and Luiz Carlos Gadelha de Souza

Space Mechanics and Control Division (DMC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas 1758, P.O. Box 515, São Paulo, 12201-940 São José dos Campos, Brazil

Received 1 July 2009; Revised 7 October 2009; Accepted 18 November 2009

Academic Editor: Tadashi Yokoyama

Copyright © 2009 Ximena Celia Méndez Cubillos and Luiz Carlos Gadelha de Souza. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The attitude control systems of satellites with rigid and flexible components are demanding more and more better performance resulting in the development of several methods control. For that reason, control design methods presently available, including parameters and states estimation, robust and adaptive control, as well as linear and nonlinear theory, need more investigation to know their capability and limitations. In this paper the investigated technique is H-Infinity method in the performance of the Attitude Control System of a Rigid-Flexible Satellite.