The reduction of the amount of required orbital control is one of the drivers in formation flying missions design. This paper aims to contribute to this topic in two different ways: (i) by introducing a set of suitable reference orbits for which such an amount is quite low, and (ii) by investigating the performances offered by three different linear and nonlinear controllers. Results for this comparison are presented and discussed. Numerical simulations have been performed for the identified orbits as well as for the traditional circular projection formation.
Analysis and Control of Convenient Orbital Configurations for Formation Flying Missions / Sabatini, Marco; D., Izzo; Palmerini, Giovanni Battista. - STAMPA. - 124:(2006), pp. 313-330. (Intervento presentato al convegno AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting tenutosi a Tampa, FL (USA) nel 22-26 gennaio 2006).
Analysis and Control of Convenient Orbital Configurations for Formation Flying Missions
SABATINI, MARCO;PALMERINI, Giovanni Battista
2006
Abstract
The reduction of the amount of required orbital control is one of the drivers in formation flying missions design. This paper aims to contribute to this topic in two different ways: (i) by introducing a set of suitable reference orbits for which such an amount is quite low, and (ii) by investigating the performances offered by three different linear and nonlinear controllers. Results for this comparison are presented and discussed. Numerical simulations have been performed for the identified orbits as well as for the traditional circular projection formation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.