Method for control by orbital spacecraft magnetic cleanliness based on multiple magnetic dipole models with consideration of their uncertainty

Abstract

Aim. Development of method for control by orbital spacecraft magnetic cleanliness based on multiple magnetic dipole models using compensation of the initial magnetic field with consideration of magnetic characteristics uncertainty. Methodology. Orbital spacecraft multiple magnetic dipole models calculated as solution of nonlinear minimax optimization problem based on near field measurements for prediction orbital spacecraft far magnetic field magnitude. Nonlinear objective function calculated as the weighted sum of squared residuals between the measured and predicted magnetic field. Weight matrix calculated as inverse covariance matrix of random errors vector. Values of magnetic moments and coordinates of placement of compensating magnetic dipoles for compensation of the orbital spacecraft initial magnetic field also calculated as solution of nonlinear minimax optimization problem. Both solutions of this nonlinear minimax optimization problems calculated based on particle swarm nonlinear optimization algorithms. Results. Results of prediction spacecraft far magnetic field magnitude based on orbital spacecraft multiple magnetic dipole models using near field measurements and compensation of the initial magnetic field with consideration of orbital spacecraft magnetic characteristics uncertainty for ensuring the orbital spacecraft magnetic cleanliness. Originality. The method for control by orbital spacecraft magnetic cleanliness based on multiple magnetic dipole models using compensation of the initial magnetic field with consideration of magnetic characteristics uncertainty is developed. Practical value. An important practical problem of ensuring orbital spacecraft magnetic cleanliness based on orbital spacecraft multiple magnetic dipole models using near field measurements and compensation of the initial magnetic field with consideration of orbital spacecraft magnetic characteristics uncertainty solved.

Keywords

• orbital spacecraft
• magnetic cleanliness
• multiple magnetic dipole models
• near magnetic field
• far magnetic field
• magnitude prediction
• measurements
• uncertainty