Multi-objective output feedback control for autonomous spacecraft rendezvous

In this paper, the problem of robust output feedback control for a class of spacecraft rendezvous systems is investigated, which contains parameter uncertainty, external disturbance, poles assignment, H-infinity-norm variance and input constraints. The aim of this problem is to design a dynamic output feedback controller such that the closed-loop poles are placed within a specified disc, the H-infinity norm of the transfer function from disturbance to output is ensured to be less than a prespecified disturbance attenuation level, the steady-state variance for each state of spacecraft rendezvous system is guaranteed to be less than the prespecified individual upper bound, and the actual control input is confined into a certain range simultaneously. Based on the Lyapunov theory, the existence conditions of such controller are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). An illustrative example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control design method. (C) 2014 The Franklin Institute. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.