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Attitude Stabilization

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Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 73))

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Chapters 18 and 19 describe the various techniques used for attitude control. These techniques may be divided into two categories. Attitude stabilization, discussed in this chapter, consists of maintaining an existing orientation. Attitude maneuver control, discussed in Chapter 19, consists of reorienting the spacecraft from one attitude to another. Although this is a convenient categorization for analysis, the two areas are not totally distinct. For example, we include in attitude stabilization the process of maintaining one axis toward the Earth, which implies a continuous change in the inertial orientation.

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Wertz, J.R. (1978). Attitude Stabilization. In: Wertz, J.R. (eds) Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9907-7_18

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