对比两种火箭姿态控制方法,发现离散模型更省燃料。
Mixed-Integer vs. Continuous Model Predictive Control for Binary Thrusters: A Comparative Study
- 用整数规划直接建模推力器,比连续控制加调制更优
- 低推力时整数法节油率显著提升,高推力下性能相当
- 新方法融合调制器状态,让连续控制更稳定
二值开关推力器广泛用于航天器近距离操作中的姿态与位置控制。其离散特性给传统连续控制方法带来挑战。控制此类执行器的方法主要有两种:显式建模为混合整数优化问题,或采用双层结构,先用连续控制器生成输出,再通过德尔塔-西格玛调制等技术转换为二值指令。本文首次系统比较了这两种范式,将连续模型预测控制(MPC)结合调制与直接混合整数MPC(MIMPC)进行对比。此外,提出一种新型MPC变体,利用德尔塔-西格玛调制器的状态信息进行优化。在欧洲空间局(ESA)的REACSA平台上进行大量仿真验证。结果表明:在高推力条件下,所有方法表现相近;但在低推力时,MIMPC显著提升燃料效率。连续MPC加调制在高推力下出现不稳定现象,而引入调制器状态的二值感知MPC则增强了鲁棒性,并缩小了与MIMPC的效率差距。仿真与实测实验均显示,MIMPC在资源受限任务中具备完全稳定性和燃料优势,而连续方法对计算资源有限的应用仍具吸引力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Binary on/off thrusters are commonly used for spacecraft attitude and position control during proximity operations. However, their discrete nature poses challenges for conventional continuous control methods. The control of these discrete actuators is either explicitly formulated as a mixed-integer optimization problem or handled in a two-layer approach, where a continuous controller's output is converted to binary commands using analog-to digital modulation techniques such as Delta-Sigma-modulation. This paper provides the first systematic comparison between these two paradigms for binary thruster control, contrasting continuous Model Predictive Control (MPC) with Delta-Sigma modulation against direct Mixed-Integer MPC (MIMPC) approaches. Furthermore, we propose a new variant of MPC for binary actuated systems, which is informed using the state of the Delta-Sigma Modulator. The two variations for the continuous MPC along with the MIMPC are evaluated through extensive simulations using ESA's REACSA platform. Results demonstrate that while all approaches perform similarly in high-thrust regimes, MIMPC achieves superior fuel efficiency in low-thrust conditions. Continuous MPC with modulation shows instabilities at higher thrust levels, while binary informed MPC, which incorporates modulator dynamics, improves robustness and reduces the efficiency gap to the MIMPC. It can be seen from the simulated and real-system experiments that MIMPC offers complete stability and fuel efficiency benefits, particularly for resource-constrained missions, while continuous control methods remain attractive for computationally limited applications.
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