%0 Conference Paper
%A Sopasakis, Pantelis
%A Bernardini, Daniele
%A Strauch, Hans
%A Bennani, Samir
%A Bemporad, Alberto
%B European Control Conference
%C Linz, Austria
%D 2016
%F eprints:2674
%I IEEE
%K Aerospace, predictive control for nonlinear systems, hybrid systems
%T A Hybrid Model Predictive Control Approach to Attitude Control with Minimum-Impulse-Bit Thrusters
%U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/2674/
%X 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.