Generalized Attitude Control for Small Spacecraft
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Patrick McKeen\ :sup:`1`, Niclas Scheuer\ :sup:`2`, Kerri Cahoy\ :sup:`1`

:sup:`1` Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
:sup:`2` ETH Zürich

Paper **SSC26-P2-54**, Poster Session 2, 40th Annual Small Satellite
Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 24, 2026.

Read it
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- **Paper page** — https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2026/all2026/253/
- **Proceedings PDF** — https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6639&context=smallsat
- **Contact the authors** — :doc:`../ssc26/contact`

Abstract
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Published controllers are derived for one actuator set, pointing goal, orbit,
and disturbance model. Porting one means reproducing the paper, validating the
implementation, then changing hardware and mission assumptions together.

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Cite it
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   @inproceedings{mckeen2026generalized,
     title     = {Generalized Attitude Control for Small Spacecraft},
     author    = {McKeen, Patrick and Scheuer, Niclas and Cahoy, Kerri},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference},
     number    = {SSC26-P2-54},
     year      = {2026},
     address   = {Salt Lake City, UT},
     url       = {https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2026/all2026/253/},
   }

Related pages
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.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   SSC26 Overview <../ssc26/index>
   SSC26 The Paper <../ssc26/paper>
   SSC26 Run in Browser <../ssc26/run>
   SSC26 Code <../ssc26/code>
   SSC26 Contact <../ssc26/contact>