Vision Based Navigation for Autonomous Cooperative Docking of CubeSats
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.01.059
Abstract: Abstract A realistic rendezvous and docking navigation solution applicable to CubeSats is investigated. The scalability analysis of the ESA Autonomous Transfer Vehicle Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) performances and the Russian docking system, shows that… read more here.
Keywords: navigation filter; vision based; navigation; solution ... See more keywords
Ground experiment on rendezvous and docking with a spinning target using multistage control strategy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.105967
Abstract: Abstract The spacecraft rendezvous and docking technology has been playing an important role in space missions. This study deals with the planar rendezvous and docking of a chaser spacecraft simulator with a spinning target spacecraft… read more here.
Keywords: spinning target; simulator; rendezvous docking; multistage control ... See more keywords
Finite-time control for autonomous rendezvous and docking under safe constraint
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106380
Abstract: Abstract The finite-time controller under safe constraint is designed for the non-cooperative space autonomous rendezvous and docking by using the artificial potential function. To facilitate the establishment of the obstacle avoidance model, the elliptic cissoid… read more here.
Keywords: finite time; time; autonomous rendezvous; rendezvous docking ... See more keywords
Optimal trade-off analysis for efficiency and safety in the spacecraft rendezvous and docking problem
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.07.101
Abstract: Abstract We study the problem of spacecraft rendezvous and docking, specifically the tradeoff between safety and efficiency. The safety component in this problem is to stay within a line-of-sight cone and reach the target at… read more here.
Keywords: spacecraft rendezvous; safety; efficiency safety; rendezvous docking ... 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