Generalized Attitude Control for Small Spacecraft¶

Patrick McKeen¹, Niclas Scheuer², Kerri Cahoy¹

¹ Massachusetts Institute of Technology · ² ETH Zürich

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

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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
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Abstract¶

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.

Poster¶

Open or download the Generalized ACS poster (PDF)

Cite it¶

@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/},
}