Pulse-width predictive control for LTV systems with application to spacecraft rendezvous

R Vazquez, F Gavilan, EF Camacho - Control Engineering Practice, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents a Model Predictive Controller (MPC) that is able to handle Linear Time-
Varying (LTV) plants with Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) control. The MPC is based on a …

Model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous in elliptical orbits with on/off thrusters

R Vazquez, F Gavilan, EF Camacho - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2015 - Elsevier
In previous works, the authors have developed a trajectory planning algorithm for spacecraft
rendezvous which computed optimal Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) control signals, for …

Trajectory planning for spacecraft rendezvous with on/off thrusters

R Vazquez, F Gavilan, EF Camacho - IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to present a trajectory planning algorithm for spacecraft
rendezvous that is able to incorporate Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) control signals. The …

Trajectory planning for spacecraft rendezvous in elliptical orbits with On/Off thrusters

R Vazquez, F Gavilan, EF Camacho - IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2014 - Elsevier
In a previous work, the authors developed a trajectory planning algorithm for spacecraft
rendezvous which computed optimal Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) control signals …

A tutorial on model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous

EN Hartley - 2015 European Control Conference (ECC), 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This tutorial paper provides a review of recent advances in the field of spacecraft
rendezvous using model predictive control (MPC), an advanced optimal control strategy …

Explicit model predictive control approach for low-thrust spacecraft proximity operations

M Leomanni, E Rogers, SB Gabriel - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
The key role of autonomous systems in future space missions has made model predictive
control a very attractive guidance and control technique. However, the capability of low …

Model predictive control for spacecraft rendezvous

S Kannan, SA Sajadi-Alamdari, J Dentler… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
The current paper addresses the problem of Spacecraft Rendezvous using Model Predictive
Control (MPC). The Clohessy-Wiltshire-Hill equations are used to model the spacecraft …

State dependent model predictive control for orbital rendezvous using pulse-width pulse-frequency modulated thrusters

P Li, ZH Zhu, SA Meguid - Advances in Space Research, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper studies the pulse-width pulse-frequency modulation based trajectory planning for
orbital rendezvous and proximity maneuvering near a non-cooperative spacecraft in an …

Sum-of-norms periodic model predictive control for space rendezvous

M Leomanni, G Bianchini, A Garulli… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model predictive control (MPC) is receiving increasing attention in space applications, as a
key technology for enhancing autonomy of the flight control system. Sum-of-norms …

Sum-of-norms model predictive control for spacecraft maneuvering

M Leomanni, G Bianchini, A Garulli… - IEEE Control …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter tackles spacecraft optimal control problems in which the cost function is defined
by a sum of vector norms, in order to optimize fuel consumption while achieving sparse …