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Coordinated Orbit Transfer for Satellite Clusters
Author(s) -
ZHANG FUMIN,
KRISHNAPRASAD P S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1311.008
Subject(s) - satellite , orbit (dynamics) , transfer (computing) , lyapunov function , transfer function , stability (learning theory) , coupling (piping) , exponential stability , physics , control theory (sociology) , computer science , control (management) , aerospace engineering , materials science , astronomy , engineering , nonlinear system , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , machine learning , artificial intelligence , parallel computing , metallurgy
A bstract : We propose a control law that allows a satellite formation to achieve orbit transfer. During the transfer, the formation can be either maintained or modified to a desired formation. Based on the orbit transfer control law proposed by Chang, Chichka, and Marsden for single satellite, we add coupling terms to the summation of Lyapunov functions for single satellites. These terms are functions of the difference between the mean anomalies (or perigee passage times) of formation members. The asymptotic stability of the desired formation in desired orbits is proved.