A Robust Nonlinear Control Approach for Tip Position Tracking of Flexible Spacecraft

In this paper, the problem of attitude control of a 3D nonlinear flexible spacecraft is investigated. Two nonlinear controllers are presented. The first controller is based on dynamic inversion, while the second approach is composed of dynamic inversion and γ-synthesis schemes. The extension of dynamic inversion approach to flexible spacecraft is impeded by the nonminimum phase characteristics when the panel tip position is taken as the output...