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The goal of this book is to serve both as a practical technical
reference and a resource for gaining a fuller understanding of the
state of the art of spacecraft momentum control systems,
specifically looking at control moment gyroscopes (CMGs). As a
result, the subject matter includes theory, technology, and systems
engineering. The authors combine material on system-level
architecture of spacecraft that feature momentum-control systems
with material about the momentum-control hardware and software.
This also encompasses material on the theoretical and algorithmic
approaches to the control of space vehicles with CMGs. In essence,
CMGs are the attitude-control actuators that make contemporary
highly agile spacecraft possible. The rise of commercial Earth
imaging, the advances in privately built spacecraft (including
small satellites), and the growing popularity of the subject matter
in academic circles over the past decade argues that now is the
time for an in-depth treatment of the topic. CMGs are augmented by
reaction wheels and related algorithms for steering all such
actuators, which together comprise the field of spacecraft momentum
control systems. The material is presented at a level suitable for
practicing engineers and those with an undergraduate degree in
mechanical, electrical, and/or aerospace engineering.
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