Comparison of fuzzy and pid controllers for the attitude control of nanosatellites

Abstract

In this work, a random statistical analysis has been used to compare the behavior of a classical PID and a Fuzzy controller for the attitude control of a nanosatellite. Both controllers were designed in a previous work. Here, their performance and robustness have been analyzed in a wide range of configurations and scenarios. This allows us to test and compare the accuracy, efficiency and robustness of both controllers, and in addition, to extrapolate the results from a particular satellite configuration to different satellite configurations, which facilitates the use of these algorithms in a wide range of missions.