Abstract Space mission design places a premium on cost and operational efficiency. The
search for new science and life beyond Earth calls for spacecraft that can deliver scientific …

The collision probability computation of space objects plays an important role in space
situational awareness, particularly for conjunction assessment and collision avoidance …

This paper presents a strategy and case studies of spacecraft relative motion guidance and
control based on the application of linear quadratic model predictive control (MPC) with …

This paper presents a six-degree-of-freedom relative motion control method for autonomous
spacecraft rendezvous and proximity operations subject to input saturation, full-state …

In this article, a novel pose (ie, concurrent position-attitude) tracking control framework is
proposed for spacecraft proximity operations with a freely tumbling target, employing the …

In recent years control methods based on real-time optimization (RTO) such as model
predictive control (MPC) have been investigated for a significant number of applications in …

This paper investigates the fixed-time fault-tolerant control problem of spacecraft rendezvous
and docking with a freely tumbling target in the presence of external disturbance and …

In this paper, we investigate the application of model predictive control (MPC) strategy for
controlling a chaser spacecraft to dock with a tumbling target in space. The CW-based …

This paper studies the relative position tracking and attitude synchronization of non-
cooperative spacecraft rendezvous with model uncertainty and external disturbance. The …

Rendezvous orbital dynamics and control (RODC) is a key technology for operating space
rendezvous and docking missions. This paper surveys the studies on RODC. Firstly, the …