Attitude control system

In spaceflight, the attitude control system (ACS) or attitude determination and control (ADAC) system of a spacecraft consists of equipment to measure, report and change the orientation of the vehicle.[1]

Contents

Components

Some components of the attitude control system include:

Attitude sensors such as gyroscopes, rate gyros (in spacecraft this is called Astrionics)

See also

Dynamics

Main article: Attitude dynamics and control

The ACS causes torques, which spin the spacecraft. With an accurate model of the dynamics of the spacecraft, those torques can be used to control the spacecraft's attitude.

References

  1. ^ "Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystems (AACS)". JPL. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsf11-2.html. 

External links

"Scope and Subject Category Guide - Category 19 - Spacecraft Instrumentation and Astrionics". NASA. http://www.sti.nasa.gov/sscg/19.html.