European Satellite Benchmark for Control Education and Industrial Training

TL;DR

This paper introduces a satellite benchmark designed to bridge the gap between research and industrial practice in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), aiding in training and demonstrating industrial relevance of advanced algorithms.

Contribution

It presents a novel benchmark for GNC that incorporates complex modeling and control algorithms, fostering industrial adoption and training of future engineers.

Findings

Demonstrates the relevance of advanced GNC algorithms for industry

Provides a comprehensive modeling and control architecture

Facilitates training of future GNC engineers

Abstract

To overcome the innovation gap of the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) design process between research and industrial practice a benchmark of industrial relevance has been developed and is presented. This initiative is driven as well by the necessity to train future GNC engineers and the GNC space community on a set of identified complex problems. It allows to demonstrate the relevance of state-of-the-art modeling, control and analysis algorithms for future industrial adoption. The modeling philosophy for robust control synthesis, analysis including the control architecture that enables the simulation of the mission, i.e. the acquisition of a high pointing space mission, are provided.