Astrodynamics-informed kinodynamic sampling-based motion planning for relative spacecraft motion

T Deka, J McMahon - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a sampling-based spacecraft relative motion planning algorithm to
reconfigure a spacecraft from a given initial state to a desired final state, subject to …

Efficient astrodynamics-informed kinodynamic motion planning for relative spacecraft motion

T Deka, J McMahon - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a computationally efficient sampling-based spacecraft relative
motion planning algorithm to reconfigure a spacecraft from a given initial state to a desired …

[PDF][PDF] Astrodynamics-informed sparse kinodynamic motion planning for relative spacecraft motion

T Deka, J McMahon - 11th International Workshop on Satellite …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Motion planning is a computational problem that seeks to find a sequence of actions that can
safely guide a robot/object from a given initial state to a goal state. Traditional guidance …

[PDF][PDF] Efficient astrodynamics-informed kinodynamic motion planning for safe relative spacecraft motion

T Deka, J McMahon - AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist …, 2022 - researchgate.net
This paper presents a computationally efficient sampling-based spacecraft relative motion
planning algorithm to reconfigure a spacecraft from a given initial state to a desired final …

Motion Primitive Approach to Spacecraft Trajectory Design in a Multi-body System

TR Smith, N Bosanac - The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The increasing number and variety of spacecraft that are expected to operate within cislunar
space and other multi-body gravitational environments throughout the solar system …

Time-optimal path parameterization of rigid-body motions: Applications to spacecraft reorientation

H Nguyen, QC Pham - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
IN THE note, we are interested in finding fast, collision-free motions for transferring a rigid
body (eg, a rigid spacecraft) from an initial configuration (position and orientation) to a goal …

Q-law aided direct trajectory optimization of many-revolution low-thrust transfers

JL Shannon, MT Ozimek, JA Atchison… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Low-thrust spacecraft trajectory optimization for the many-revolution orbital transfer problem
is especially challenging due to the high problem dimension and perturbing accelerations …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid Trajectory Design In Multi-Body Systems Using Sampling-Based Kinodynamic Planning

KL Bruchko, N Bosanac - AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist …, 2023 - colorado.edu
In this paper, sampling-based kinodynamic planning is used to construct a roadmap that
discretely summarizes a segment of the solution space in the Earth-Moon circular restricted …

Efficient maneuver placement for automated trajectory design

D Landau - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
When designing a mission, the addition of a maneuver at the right spot often improves the
utility of an otherwise mediocre trajectory. However, the additional degrees of freedom of …

iDb-RRT: Sampling-based Kinodynamic Motion Planning with Motion Primitives and Trajectory Optimization

J Ortiz-Haro, W Hönig, VN Hartmann… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRT) and its variations have emerged as a robust and
efficient tool for finding collision-free paths in robotic systems. However, adding dynamic …