Title

Analytical Solutions To Spacecraft Formation-Flying Guidance Using Virtual Motion Camouflage

Abstract

Formation-flying has been recognized as one of the enabling technologies for a variety of space mission concepts because of the potential benefits in cost reduction, enhanced flexibility, increased observational baseline, and better survivability and reliability. One important requirement of the formation-flying system is the ability to generate trajectories in real time reliably to maximize mission return. This paper presents simple and analytical open-loop guidance solutions to formation-flying reconfiguration trajectory design problems through the bioinspired virtual motion camouflage methodology and the pseudospectral discretization approach. The algorithms investigated here can be applied to different kinds of initial and final conditions as well as different linearized models considering the eccentricity effects and/or the J2 perturbation. Simulations are used to demonstrate the capabilities of the achieved analytical solutions for two formation-flying reconfiguration scenarios. Copyright © 2010 by Yunjun Xu. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volume

33

Issue

5

Number of Pages

1376-1386

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.2514/1.48691

Socpus ID

78149305921 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/78149305921

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