R Kristiansen, PJ Nicklasson - Acta Astronautica, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of previous work within the field of spacecraft formation flying, including modeling approaches and controller design. In addition, five new approaches for …
Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems by Hanspeter Schaub and John Junkins is a comprehensive treatment of a stimulating and challenging subject that is both old and new …
Formation flying is commonly identified as the collective usage of two or more cooperative spacecraft to exercise the function of a single monolithic virtual instrument. The distribution …
The Prototype Research Instruments and Space Mission Technology Advancement (PRISMA) represents the first European technology demonstration of formation-flying and on …
G Gaias, S D'Amico - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
Advanced multisatellite missions based on formation-flying and on-orbit servicing concepts require the capability to arbitrarily reconfigure the relative motion in an autonomous, fuel …
J Li, S Chen, C Li, F Wang - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates a distributed game strategy for formation control of multispacecraft subjected to nonlinear dynamics and J 2 perturbations. In the proposed problem, each …
Abstract The CubeSat Proximity Operations Demonstration (CPOD) mission will demonstrate rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking with a pair of 3U CubeSats …
A practical algorithm is developed for on-board planning of n-impulse fuel-optimal maneuvers for establishment and reconfiguration of spacecraft formations. The method is …
F Pereira, PM Reed, D Selva - NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of …, 2022 - navi.ion.org
The success of future lunar missions depends on quality positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information. Earthbound GNSS signals can be received at lunar distances but suffer …