Modular Attitude Control System for Microsatellites with Stringent Pointing Requirements

Advancing technology has allowed for the development of low cost attitude control hardware for microsatellites. However, the attitude control design and software development remain a significant cost driver. The Dynacon High Performance Attitude Control system is a modular control system that makes use of reusable algorithm modules enabling the attitude control system to be applied to several different spacecraft missions with very different performance requirements. The High Performance Attitude Control system is described in this paper, and simulation results are shown for a variety of spacecraft