Title

Analytical Solutions To Formation Flying System Trajectory Guidance Via The Virtual Motion Camouflage Approach

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 bio-inspired 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 the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

12-1-2010

Publication Title

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-7713

Socpus ID

84867792787 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84867792787

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