Robust optimal solution for a smart rigid–flexible system control during multimode operational mission via actuators in combination

This paper is aimed at developing several control scenarios for vibration suppression of a flexible microsatellite as a multibody system with nonlinear fully coupled dynamics in different but interconnected in-orbit mission phases. The design approach is to exploit different actuators in a single and hybrid configuration with an optimal switching mechanism to achieve a desirable maneuvering performance by means of agility and accuracy. In this...