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Impulsive Spacecraft Formation Control on Quasi-peroidic Orbits

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Abstract

Flying spacecraft in formation presents numerous benefits. The development of novel control techniques in modern space environments will be a key enabling technology moving forward. This paper presents an impulsive control strategy for phasing a group of spacecraft on the same hyperbolic quasi-periodic orbit. Each vehicle is constrained to have a single impulsive maneuver to achieve the control objective. An admissible control set is defined to meet this constraint and a procedure for its computation is developed. We then solve for the controls which minimize the total phase error in the formation. A discussion on the expected efficacy of the single impulse control strategy is delivered. Numerical examples of the control strategy are provided in the circular restricted three body problem.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2022 American Control Conference, ACC 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1835-1840
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665451963
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 American Control Conference, ACC 2022 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2022Jun 10 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the American Control Conference
Volume2022-June
ISSN (Print)0743-1619

Conference

Conference2022 American Control Conference, ACC 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period6/8/226/10/22

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Automatic Control Council.

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