Citations

This page tracks source literature behind package-level algorithms, estimator formulations, environmental models, and reusable technical methods. Each entry links to the relevant package documentation, gives the original citation, and links to the original paper.

Satellite and component data sources for preset factories are listed on the Satellite Factory pages next to the affected spacecraft or hardware rows. Keep factory-only data sources there so large preset tables remain traceable without turning this page into a duplicate bibliography.

When adding a new paper-derived algorithm or reusable model, include the documentation page where the model is described and cite the source used for the equations, assumptions, or parameter values.

Control Laws

Model

Documentation

Original citation

Paper

Lovera-Astolfi magnetic PD control

MTQ_Lovera

  1. Lovera and A. Astolfi, “Global Magnetic Attitude Control of Inertially Pointing Spacecraft,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2005, pp. 1065-1072.

doi:10.2514/1.11844

Wisniewski sliding mode magnetic control

MTQ_Wisniewski

  1. Wisniewski, “Sliding Mode Attitude Control for Magnetic Actuated Satellite,” IFAC Proceedings Volumes, Vol. 31, No. 21, 1998, pp. 179-184.

doi:10.1016/S1474-6670(17)41076-7

Hogan-Schaub continuous momentum dumping

MTQ_w_RW

    1. Hogan and H. Schaub, “Three-Axis Attitude Control Using Redundant Reaction Wheels with Continuous Momentum Dumping,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 38, No. 10, 2015, pp. 1865-1871.

doi:10.2514/1.G000812

Mixed RW-MTQ LP allocation

MTQ_w_RW_LP

  1. McKeen, N. Scheuer, and K. Cahoy, “Generalized Attitude Control for Small Spacecraft,” 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference, Poster Session 2, SSC26-P2-54, 2026.

USU DigitalCommons

Mixed RW-MTQ QP allocation

MTQ_w_RW_QP

  1. McKeen, N. Scheuer, and K. Cahoy, “Generalized Attitude Control for Small Spacecraft,” 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference, Poster Session 2, SSC26-P2-54, 2026.

USU DigitalCommons

Estimators

Estimator citations should be added here when an estimator implementation is derived from a specific paper or validated against a published formulation.