%A Pantelis Sopasakis
%A Daniele Bernardini
%A Hans Strauch
%A Samir Bennani
%A Alberto Bemporad
%K Aerospace, predictive control for nonlinear systems, hybrid systems
%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. 
%D 2016
%L eprints2674
%C Linz, Austria
%B European Control Conference
%T A Hybrid Model Predictive Control Approach to Attitude Control with Minimum-Impulse-Bit Thrusters
%I IEEE