Six-degree-of-freedom synchronised adaptive learning control for spacecraft formation flying

An adaptive learning synchronisation control strategy for six-degree-of-freedom spacecraft formation flying based on the cross-coupling concept is presented. The proposed strategy allows the spacecraft track the desired attitude and position trajectories in a synchronised fashion, in the presence of periodic disturbances and uncertainties in constant parameters. Illustrative simulations of spacecraft formation flying are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.