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Reaction Wheel Control

Reaction Wheel Control is a spacecraft attitude control method that uses the angular momentum of a spinning flywheel to generate torque for precise orientation adjustments by varying the wheel's rotational speed in response to control commands.

255

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7.7K

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685

Authors

223

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2017–2026

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Reaction Wheel Attitude Control

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255

Fault tolerant control for satellites with four reaction wheels

Jaehyun Jin, Sangho Ko, Chang-Kyung Ryoo · Control Engineering Practice · 2008 · 200 citations

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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF REACTION WHEEL DISTURBANCE MODELS: EMPIRICAL MODEL

Rebecca Masterson, D. W. Miller, Robert Grogan · Journal of Sound and Vibration · 2002 · 156 citations

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Singularity Avoidance Using Null Motion and Variable-Speed Control Moment Gyros

Hanspeter Schaub, John L. Junkins · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 2000 · 138 citations

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A study of reaction wheel configurations for a 3-axis satellite attitude control

Zuliana Ismail, Renuganth Varatharajoo · Advances in Space Research · 2009 · 132 citations

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Laboratory Experimentation of Autonomous Spacecraft Approach and Docking to a Collaborative Target

Marcello Romano, David Adam Friedman, Tracy J. Shay · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets · 2007 · 130 citations

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Authors

685

  1. HS
    Hanspeter Schaub

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    8 publications · 302 citations

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  2. IK
    Ilya Kolmanovsky

    University of Michigan, United States

    7 publications · 237 citations

    7

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  3. DW
    D. W. Miller

    European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland

    5 publications · 251 citations

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  4. KY
    Kazuya Yoshida

    Tohoku University, Japan

    5 publications · 109 citations

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  5. VL
    Vaios Lappas

    University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 132 citations

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Institutions

223

  1. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    989 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    916 citations

  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    10 h-index

    53 publications

    861 citations

  4. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    763 citations

  5. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    311 citations

  6. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    410 citations

  7. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    338 citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    822 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    38 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Acta Astronautica

    16 publications · 428 citations

    14

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  3. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

    Conference · 7 publications · 91 citations

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  5. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

    Conference · 6 publications · 210 citations

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