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The optimal guidance law for rendezvous and docking of spacecraft

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Abstract

Rendezvous & docking (RVD) include four phases: ground longrang phase, homing phase, approach phase, docking phase. For the optimal rendezvous, most solutions are based on the C-W function. This paper studies the optimal rendezvous solutions which based on the traditional C-W equations, and studies optimal rendezvous solutions which based on the method of nonlinear programming. A recently developed direct optimization technique is employed, which converts the optimal control problem into a nonlinear programming one.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCGNCC 2016 - 2016 IEEE Chinese Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1243-1248
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467383189
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jan 2017
Event7th IEEE Chinese Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, CGNCC 2016 - Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Duration: 12 Aug 201614 Aug 2016

Publication series

NameCGNCC 2016 - 2016 IEEE Chinese Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference

Conference

Conference7th IEEE Chinese Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, CGNCC 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing, Jiangsu
Period12/08/1614/08/16

Keywords

  • Nonlinear programming
  • Optimal control
  • Rendezvous & docking
  • Spacecraft

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