The application of the structural analogy to the control of a formation of satellites is discussed and a novel control system architecture is presented. The main contribution of the paper is the integration of two techniques for control of systems of multiple agents/vehicles, namely, the formation feedback control and the node augmentation technique. Development of the latter technique is carried out to generate maneuvers in a three-dimensional space. Performance of the proposed control algorithm is demonstrated by numerical simulations of the closed-loop system. A figure of merit that quantifies the deformation of the formation graph is defined in order to compare the results with those obtained with an existing, single-level control algorithm.
Structural Analogy for Control of Satellite Formations / G., Avanzin; DE MATTEIS, Guido; V., Tarantini. - STAMPA. - 123 I:(2005), pp. 399-409. (Intervento presentato al convegno AAS/AIAA Astrodynamic Specialist Conference tenutosi a South Lake Tahoe; United States nel Agosto 2005).
Structural Analogy for Control of Satellite Formations
DE MATTEIS, GUIDO;
2005
Abstract
The application of the structural analogy to the control of a formation of satellites is discussed and a novel control system architecture is presented. The main contribution of the paper is the integration of two techniques for control of systems of multiple agents/vehicles, namely, the formation feedback control and the node augmentation technique. Development of the latter technique is carried out to generate maneuvers in a three-dimensional space. Performance of the proposed control algorithm is demonstrated by numerical simulations of the closed-loop system. A figure of merit that quantifies the deformation of the formation graph is defined in order to compare the results with those obtained with an existing, single-level control algorithm.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
