Microgravity isolation control system design via high-order sliding mode control

Vibration isolation control system design for a microgravity experiment mount is considered. The controller design based on dynamic sliding manifold (DSM) technique is proposed to attenuate the accelerations transmitted to an isolated experiment mount either from a vibrating base or directly generated by the experiment, as well as to stabilize the internal dynamics of this nonminimum phase plant. An auxiliary DSM is employed to maintain the asymptotic high-order sliding mode on the primary sliding manifold in the presence of uncertain actuator dynamics of the second order. The primary DSM is designed for the closed-loop.