Modeling, Simulation and Control of a Spacecraft: Automated Rendezvous under Positional Constraints

Autor: Simone Fiori, Francesco Rachiglia, Luca Sabatini, Edoardo Sampaolesi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Aerospace, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 245 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2226-4310
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace11030245
Popis: The aim of this research paper is to propose a framework to model, simulate and control the motion of a small spacecraft in the proximity of a space station. In particular, rendezvous in the presence of physical obstacles is tackled by a virtual potential theory within a modern manifold calculus setting and simulated numerically. The roto-translational motion of a spacecraft as well as the control fields are entirely formulated through a coordinate-free Lie group-type formalism. Likewise, the proposed control strategies are expressed in a coordinate-free setting through structured control fields. Several numerical simulations guide the reader through an evaluation of the most convenient control strategy among those devised in the present work.
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