Remote Laboratory for the Design of Attitude Control Systems for Small Satellites

摘要

The article describes a simple and inexpensive, easy-to-replicate and easy-to-use remotely accessible testbed, that physically emulates the rotational motion of small satellite, for teach design of the satellite attitude control systems. It based on Raspberry Pi microcomputer and use the sensors exactly equal with ones, installed at the CubeSat-sized satellites; the testbed dynamic parameters can be varied. The control algorithm is executed remotely on the student's computer, in Python or SimInTech environment. The capabilities of the testbed allow practical learning the fundamental algorithms for controlling the angular velocity and position of the satellite in one-dimensional case.