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Main Authors: Xu, Chencheng, Jafarpour, Saber, Zhao, Chengcheng, Shi, Zhiguo, Chen, Jiming
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20878
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author Xu, Chencheng
Jafarpour, Saber
Zhao, Chengcheng
Shi, Zhiguo
Chen, Jiming
author_facet Xu, Chencheng
Jafarpour, Saber
Zhao, Chengcheng
Shi, Zhiguo
Chen, Jiming
contents In this paper, we present a geometric framework for the reachability analysis of attitude control systems. We model the attitude dynamics on the product manifold $\mathrm{SO}(3) \times \mathbb{R}^3$ and introduce a novel parametrized family of Riemannian metrics on this space. Using contraction theory on manifolds, we establish reliable upper bounds on the Riemannian distance between nearby trajectories of the attitude control systems. By combining these trajectory bounds with numerical simulations, we provide a simulation-based algorithm to over-approximate the reachable sets of attitude systems. We show that the search for optimal metrics for distance bounds can be efficiently performed using semidefinite programming. Additionally, we introduce a practical and effective representation of these over-approximations on manifolds, enabling their integration with existing Euclidean tools and software. Numerical experiments validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
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spellingShingle Geometric Reachability for Attitude Control Systems via Contraction Theory
Xu, Chencheng
Jafarpour, Saber
Zhao, Chengcheng
Shi, Zhiguo
Chen, Jiming
Systems and Control
In this paper, we present a geometric framework for the reachability analysis of attitude control systems. We model the attitude dynamics on the product manifold $\mathrm{SO}(3) \times \mathbb{R}^3$ and introduce a novel parametrized family of Riemannian metrics on this space. Using contraction theory on manifolds, we establish reliable upper bounds on the Riemannian distance between nearby trajectories of the attitude control systems. By combining these trajectory bounds with numerical simulations, we provide a simulation-based algorithm to over-approximate the reachable sets of attitude systems. We show that the search for optimal metrics for distance bounds can be efficiently performed using semidefinite programming. Additionally, we introduce a practical and effective representation of these over-approximations on manifolds, enabling their integration with existing Euclidean tools and software. Numerical experiments validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
title Geometric Reachability for Attitude Control Systems via Contraction Theory
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.20878