New fly-around formations for an elliptical reference orbit
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.03.008
Abstract: Abstract Fly-around technology, as applied to maintain a chasing spacecraft flying periodically around the chief spacecraft, has received widespread attention in recent years. The conventional impulsive or continuous-thrust control approaches for maintaining non-natural formations put… read more here.
Keywords: elliptical reference; fly around; fly; around formations ... See more keywords
Study on navigation and manual steering strategies in the fly-around phase of teleoperation rendezvous and docking
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DOI: 10.1177/0954410016683733
Abstract: Teleoperation rendezvous and docking can be used as a supporting technology for unmanned spacecraft. An attempt to apply this technology to an unmanned spacecraft’s fly-around maneuver in a space station-based rendezvous and docking task is… read more here.
Keywords: steering strategies; unmanned spacecraft; fly around; manual steering ... See more keywords