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New spacecraft forced fly-around formations design based on relative orbit elements

  • Xi Jiaqi*
  • , Zhang Ran
  • , Han Chao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

In order to meet the needs of spacecraft on-orbit service missions to fly-around technology, we have investigated the control of forced spacecraft fly-around in this paper. The paper introduces the relative orbit elements proposed by Lovell, which are the basis of our investigation about the fly-around. The three flyaround formations, the bi-elliptic, the teardrop and the bi-teardrop, are introduced. Based on the relative orbital elements, the pulse control strategy of each fly-around formation is solved and we simulated the three configurations. Also we introduce the theory of solving the relative motion trajectory and make an example of the reconstruction about the fly-around configuration. Finally, the pulse size and fly-around distance of the three fly-around configurations are prepared and we complete some explorations on the optimization of pulse control strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDynamics and Control of Space Systems
EditorsJeng-Shing Chern, Ya-Zhong Luo, Xiao-Qian Chen, Lei Chen
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages67-86
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9780877036531
StatePublished - 2018
Event4th IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, DYCOSS 2018 - Changsha, China
Duration: 21 May 201823 May 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume165
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

Conference4th IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, DYCOSS 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period21/05/1823/05/18

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