High Precision Control of Ship-Mounted Satellite Tracking Antenna

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Abstract

The telecommunication on a modern merchandise ship is maintained by means of satellite communication. The task of the tracking system is to position the on-board antenna toward a chosen satellite. The control system is capable of rejecting the external disturbances which affect on the under-actuated antenna and ensures that it remains locked on the satellite. In this paper, a nonlinear internal model controller (NIMC), which achieves asymptotic tracking for the nonlinear antenna system with nonlinear exogenous dynamics, is proposed. Computer simulations as well as practical tests verify the effectiveness of this method to cope with the external disturbances that are imposed to the satellite tracking antenna (STA).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the European Control Conference 2007
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2007
Pages368-374
ISBN (Print)978-395241738-6
ISBN (Electronic)978-960-89028-5-5
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventHigh Precision Control of Ship-Mounted Satellite Tracking Antenna - Kos, Greece
Duration: 2 Jul 20075 Jul 2007

Conference

ConferenceHigh Precision Control of Ship-Mounted Satellite Tracking Antenna
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityKos
Period02/07/200705/07/2007

Keywords

  • Internal model control
  • Nonlinear model
  • Under-actuated antenna

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