@inproceedings{eprints2674,
           month = {July},
       publisher = {IEEE},
          author = {Pantelis Sopasakis and Daniele Bernardini and Hans Strauch and Samir Bennani and Alberto Bemporad},
           title = {A Hybrid Model Predictive Control Approach to Attitude Control with Minimum-Impulse-Bit Thrusters},
       booktitle = {European Control Conference},
            year = {2016},
        keywords = {Aerospace, predictive control for nonlinear systems, hybrid systems},
        abstract = {This paper studies an important aspect of attitude control for a launcher's upper stage: the minimum impulse bit (MIB), that is, the minimum torque that can be exerted by the thrusters. We model this effect using principles of hybrid systems theory and we design a hybrid model predictive control scheme for the attitude control of a launcher during its long coasting period, aiming at minimizing the number of thrusters' actuations. We apply the proposed methodology to a nonlinear model of a typical upper stage with multi-payload capability. },
             url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/2674/}
}