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THE DISTRIBUTED SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM SIMULATOR: DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, PLANS

@inproceedings{Schwartz2003THEDS,
  title={THE DISTRIBUTED SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM SIMULATOR: DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, PLANS},
  author={Jana L. Schwartz and Christopher D. Hall},
  year={2003}
}
Virginia Tech has developed a testbed comprised of two independent spherical air-bearing platforms for formation flying attitude control simulation, the Distributed Spacecraft Attitude Control System Simulator (DSACSS). The DSACSS provides the flexibility to experimentally implement many types of control techniques. Novel individual platform control options include nonlinear compensation of an under-actuated system and coupled attitude control and energy storage techniques. Formation control… 
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