Chance-constrained model predictive control for near rectilinear halo orbit spacecraft rendezvous

JC Sanchez, F Gavilan, R Vazquez - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a robust Model Predictive Controller (MPC) to solve the problem of
spacecraft rendezvous in the context of the restricted three-body problem (R3BP) as will be …

Analysis and control of oilwell drilling vibrations

MBS Márquez, I Boussaada, H Mounier… - A Time-Delay Systems …, 2015 - Springer
Vibrations in mechanical systems are oscillations occurring without being intentionally
provoked. They often have detrimental effects on the system performance and may cause …

Artificial bee colony–based direct collocation for reentry trajectory optimization of hypersonic vehicle

H Duan, S Li - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reentry trajectory planning has become a key issue because of the rapid development of
hypersonic vehicles. In this paper, an artificial bee colony (ABC)-based direct collocation …

A flatness-based predictive controller for six-degrees of freedom spacecraft rendezvous

JC Sanchez, F Gavilan, R Vazquez, C Louembet - Acta Astronautica, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a closed-loop guidance algorithm for six-degrees of freedom spacecraft
rendezvous with a passive target flying in an eccentric orbit. The main assumption is that the …

B-spline parameterized optimal motion trajectories for robotic systems with guaranteed constraint satisfaction

W Van Loock, G Pipeleers, J Swevers - Mechanical Sciences, 2015 - ms.copernicus.org
When optimizing the performance of constrained robotic system, the motion trajectory plays
a crucial role. In this research the motion planning problem for systems that admit a …

Mapped Chebyshev pseudospectral methods for optimal trajectory planning of differentially flat hypersonic vehicle systems

J Wang, H Liang, Z Qi, D Ye - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel trajectory planning algorithm for hypersonic glide vehicles
based on differentially flatness theory and mapped Chebyshev pseudospectral method …

Motion planning for flat systems using positive B-splines: An LMI approach

C Louembet, F Cazaurang, A Zolghadri - Automatica, 2010 - Elsevier
In this paper, the motion planning problem is studied for nonlinear differentially flat systems
using B-spline parameterization of the flat output history. In order to satisfy the constraints …

Optimal autonomous multirotor motion planning in an obstructed environment

EL de Angelis, F Giulietti, G Pipeleers… - Aerospace Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper addresses a methodology for autonomous motion planning of multirotor aircraft
in obstructed environments. The control strategy allows the vehicle to online generate quasi …

An optimal satellite antenna profile using reinforcement learning

HS Ahn, O Jung, S Choi, JH Son… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses a detailed procedure to generate an optimal satellite antenna profile.
The goal of antenna profile is to provide a sequence of commands for antenna movements …

Spline-based motion planning in an obstructed 3D environment

R Van Parys, G Pipeleers - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a motion planning approach that steers systems in an optimal way
through an obstructed 3D environment. The motion trajectories are parameterized as …