Thruster Control Software

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Class in Zendir.Classes | Inherits from Software

Declaration

class ThrusterControlSoftware;

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Description

Defines the thruster controller software. This module takes a desired torque to control the spacecraft, and maps it to an array of thrusters.

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Properties

Declared	Description
AngleErrorThreshold	[rad] Angular error at which thruster forces are scaled to not be super-saturated
ControlAxes_B	Array of the control unit axes
In_BodyMassMsg	Vehicle configuration input message. Gets component’s parent if null.
In_CommandTorqueMsg	Commanded spacecraft external control torque message
In_ThrusterArrayConfigMsg	Configuration of thrusters attached to the spacecraft
Out_ThrustForceArrayMsg	Output thruster force commands for thruster array
SmallValue	[-] Specifies what is considered a small number
ThrusterForceSign	Flag indicating if pos (+1) or negative (-1) thruster solutions are found
TorqueAngleError	[rad] Angular error of the effector torque
UseSecondLoop	Flag indicating if the 2nd least squares fitting loop should be used

Inherited	Description
IsEnabled	Is true if the object is currently enabled.
Name	The display name or tag of this object.
Parent	The currently attached parent object (if any).

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Methods

Inherited	Description
Destroy	Removes the current object from the simulation.
Disable	Disable the software componentDerived classes should clear any output messages
Enable	Enable the software component
FindParentWithID	Returns an attached parent that satisfies the specified ID.
FindParentWithType	Returns an attached parent that satisfies the specified type.
FindRootWithID	Returns a root object that satisfies the specified ID.
FindRootWithType	Returns a root object that satisfies the specified type.