Pattern transition in spacecraft formation flying using bifurcating potential field [PDF]
, 2012 Many new and exciting space mission concepts have developed around spacecraft formation flying, allowing for autonomous distributed systems that can be robust, scalable and flexible.
Derek J. Bennet +5 more
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MUSTANG: A Technology demonstrator for formation flying and distributed systems technologies in space [PDF]
, 2005 Future astronomical, surveillance and communications concepts are expected to depend heavily upon distributed systems – many satellites flying in formation to form synthesized detector arrays many times the size of each individual spacecraft.
Roberts, Peter C. E. +2 more
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Spacecraft formation flying using bifurcating potential fields [PDF]
, 2008 The distributed control of spacecraft flying in formation has been shown to have advantages over conventional single spacecraft systems. These include scalability, flexibility and robustness to failures.
Bennet, Derek, McInnes, Colin R.
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Optimal Reconfiguration of Formation Flying Spacecraft ---a Decentralized Approach [PDF]
Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2006 This paper introduces a hierarchical, decentralized, and parallelizable method for dealing with optimization problems with many agents. It is theoretically based on a hierarchical optimization theorem that establishes the equivalence of two forms of the problem, and this idea is implemented using DMOC (Discrete Mechanics and Optimal Control).
Junge, Oliver +2 more
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Laser-based Relative Navigation Using GPS Measurements for Spacecraft Formation Flying [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2015 This study presents a precise relative navigation algorithm using both laser and Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements in real time. The measurement model of the navigation algorithm between two spacecraft is comprised of relative distances ...
Kwangwon Lee +4 more
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Distributed Attitude Synchronization for Spacecraft Formation Flying via Event-Triggered Control
Applied Sciences, 2021 The distributed attitude synchronization control problem for spacecraft formation flying subject to limited energy and computational resources is addressed based on event-triggered mechanism.
Xiong Xie, Tao Sheng, Liang He
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Learning-Based Pose Estimation of Non-Cooperative Spacecrafts with Uncertainty Prediction
Aerospace, 2022 Estimation of spacecraft pose is essential for many space missions, such as formation flying, rendezvous, docking, repair, and space debris removal. We propose a learning-based method with uncertainty prediction to estimate the pose of a spacecraft from ...
Kecen Li, Haopeng Zhang, Chenyu Hu
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Application of Analytic Solution in Relative Motion to Spacecraft Formation Flying in Elliptic Orbit [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2008 The current paper presents application of a new analytic solution in general relative motion to spacecraft formation flying in an elliptic orbit. The calculus of variations is used to analytically find optimal trajectories and controls for the given ...
Hancheol Cho +2 more
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Satellite formation flying for an interferometry mission [PDF]
, 2005 The autonomous formation flying of multiple spacecraft to replace a single large satellite will be an enabling technology for many future missions. In this research, the current status of formation flying missions and technologies is determined, and ...
Roberts, Jennifer A.
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IEEE Access, 2022 This paper addresses the distributed predefined-time attitude consensus problem for multiple uncertain spacecraft systems in the presence of model uncertainties and external disturbances.
Zeng Wang, Liangmou Hu, Jun Ma
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