Adaptive Predefined-Time Attitude Control for Spacecraft presents the latest advancements in spacecraft control dynamics, with a particular focus on time-bound strategies that guarantee rapid and smooth system stabilization under realistic mission constraints. Rooted in the expertise of scholars with extensive experience in nonlinear and adaptive control, the book establishes a solid theoretical foundation in finite-time and predefined-time formulations before transitioning to sophisticated techniques such as fuzzy logic, dynamic surface control, neural networks, and event-triggered design. Subsequent chapters broaden the scope to encompass multi-spacecraft coordination and time-triggered adaptation, reflecting the growing trend toward autonomy and intelligent systems in modern aerospace applications.
Readers are guided through a cohesive suite of state-of-the-art methodologies, along with insights into emerging trends and future frontiers, all engineered to optimize reliability, efficiency, and fault tolerance. Graduate students, early-career researchers, and experienced engineers in both academia and industry will find this volume a comprehensive and indispensable reference for the design and deployment of intelligent attitude control systems in modern flight and satellite missions.
Table of Contents
Part I: Fundamentals and mathematical modeling1. Introduction
2. Mathematical model of rigid spacecraft
Part II: Finite-time attitude control of rigid spacecraft
3. Neural-network-based adaptive finite-time output constraint control for rigid spacecraft
4. Finite-time command-filtered approximation-free attitude tracking control of rigid spacecraft
Part III: Fixed-time sliding mode attitude control of rigid spacecraft
5. Adaptive fixed-time control for rigid spacecraft using a double power reaching law
6. Adaptive nonsingular fixed-time attitude stabilization of uncertain spacecraft
7. Neural-network-based adaptive singularity-free fixed-time attitude tracking control for
spacecraft
Part IV: Predefined-time backstepping attitude control of rigid spacecraft
8. Adaptive nonsingular predefined-time control for attitude stabilization of rigid spacecraft
9. Predefined-time disturbance estimation and attitude control for rigid spacecraft
10. Predefined-time approximation-free attitude constraint control of rigid spacecraft
Part V: Predefined-time dynamic surface attitude control of rigid spacecraft
11. Adaptive fuzzy predefined-time dynamic surface control for attitude tracking of spacecraft with state constraints
12 Adaptive predefined-time event-triggered control for attitude consensus of multiple spacecraft with time-varying state constraints
Authors
Qiang Chen Professor, Deputy Dean of the Graduate School, and Director of the Provincial Experimental Teaching Center for Electronic Information, School of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.Qiang Chen received the B.S. degree in measure and control technology and instrumentation from Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2012. Since 2012, he has been with the College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China, where he was a Professor in 2022. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conference proceedings. He has been authorized more than 60 invention patents, 13 of which were transferred. His research interests include adaptive control and iterative learning control with application to motion control systems.
Shuzong Xie Distinguished Associate Professor, Key Institute of Robotics, School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.Shuzong Xie received the M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in control science and engineering from the College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China, in 2018, and 2022, respectively. From 2022 to 2024, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Since 2024, he has been an Assistant Professor with the School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology. His current research interests include adaptive control and finite-time control with applications to spacecraft attitude systems and wind energy conversion systems.
Xiongxiong He Professor, School of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.Xiongxiong received the M.S. degree in operation and control from Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China, in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 1997. He held a post-doctoral position with Harbin Institute of Technology from 1998 to 2000. He joined Zhejiang University of Technology in 2001, where he has been a Professor with the College of Information Engineering.
Shubo Wang Professor, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China.Shubo Wang received the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2017. From 2017 to 2024, he was with the School of Automation, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China, where he became a Full Professor in 2023. He has been with the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China, since 2024. He has coauthored one monograph and more than 70 international journal and conference papers. His current research interests include adaptive control, parameter estimation, neural network, servo system, robotic, nonlinear control, and applications for robotics and motor driving systems.
