Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Gve-based dynamics and control for formation flying spacecraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Breger Sr., Louis How, Jonathan P. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Formation flying is an enabling technology for many future space missions. This paper presents extensions to the equations of relative motion expressed in Keplerian orbital elements, including new initialization techniques for general formation configurations. A new linear time-varying form of the equations of relative motion is developed from Gauss Variational Equations and used in a model predictive controller. The linearizing assumptions for these equations are shown to be consistent with typical formation flying scenarios. Several linear, convex initialization techniques are presented, as well as a general, decentralized method for coordinating a tetrahedral formation using differential orbital elements. Control methods are validated using a commercial numerical propagator. |
| File Size | 325419 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20060048537 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2w42qc81 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Perturbation Theory Kepler Laws Space Missions Tetrahedrons Spacecraft Control Variational Principles Equations of Motion Orbital Elements Spacecraft Design Gauss Equation Formation Flying Technology Utilization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
