Attitude determination and control system of a nanosatellite

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dc.contributor.advisorSteyn, W. H.
dc.contributor.authorSchoonwinkel, Johannesen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-10T09:48:32Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:26:48Z
dc.date.available2008-04-10T09:48:32Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:26:48Z
dc.date.issued2007-12en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this project was to design and test a partial attitude determination and control system for a nanosatellite. The reaction wheel system was designed and tested as an actuator for the nanosatellite. This reaction wheel system consists of four reaction wheels mounted in a tetrahedral formation. A rate sensor system was also designed and its viability for this space application was examined. The rate sensor system consists of 3 orthogonally mounted planes, each with three rate sensors mounted on it. Hardware-inthe- loop tests were used along with an air bearing experimentational setup, which created near frictionless circumstances, to prove the effectiveness of the designed reaction wheel setup. The results following from this project were the following: The reaction wheel system proved to be an adequate actuator for this nanosatellite application and the rate sensor systemwhich was analysed proved to be inadequate for a nanosatellite application.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1531
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectArtificial satellites -- Control systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectArtificial satellites -- Attitude control systemsen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherElectrical and Electronic Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAttitude determination and control system of a nanosatelliteen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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