DocumentCode
1914422
Title
Initialization of distributed spacecraft for precision formation flying
Author
Hadaegh, Fred Y. ; Scharf, Daniel P. ; Ploen, Scott R.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
23-25 June 2003
Firstpage
1463
Abstract
In this paper we present a solution to the formation initialization (FI) problem for N distributed spacecraft located in deep space. Our solution to the FI problem is based on a three-stage sky search procedure that reduces the FI problem for N spacecraft to the simpler problem of initializing a set of sub-formations. We demonstrate our FI algorithm in simulation using NASA´s five spacecraft terrestrial planet finder mission as an example.
Keywords
aerospace control; position control; space vehicles; deep space; distributed spacecraft; formation initialization; precision formation flying; terrestrial planet finder mission; three-stage sky search procedure; Drives; Interferometers; Laboratories; NASA; Paper technology; Planets; Propulsion; Space technology; Space vehicles; Terrestrial atmosphere;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Control Applications, 2003. CCA 2003. Proceedings of 2003 IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7729-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCA.2003.1223230
Filename
1223230
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