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Tetrahedron formation control
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Petruzzo Sr., Charles Guzman, Jose |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | This paper considers the preliminary development of a general optimization procedure for tetrahedron formation control. The maneuvers are assumed to be impulsive and a multi-stage optimization method is employed. The stages include (1) targeting to a fixed tetrahedron location and orientation, and (2) rotating and translating the tetrahedron. The number of impulsive maneuvers can also be varied. As the impulse locations and times change, new arcs are computed using a differential corrections scheme that varies the impulse magnitudes and directions. The result is a continuous trajectory with velocity discontinuities. The velocity discontinuities are then used to formulate the cost function. Direct optimization techniques are employed. The procedure is applied to the NASA Goddard Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) mission to compute preliminary formation control fuel requirements. |
| File Size | 1021639 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040171211 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6vx59v67 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Cost Reduction Coordinates Nasa Space Programs Quadratic Programming Formation Flying Optimization Genetic Algorithms Earth Magnetosphere Spacecraft Maneuvers Space Missions Spacecraft Trajectories Tetrahedrons Multistage Rocket Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
