Abstract
In this paper, variable thrust angle (VTA) constant thrust rendezvous is studied. In particular, the rendezvous process is divided into in-plane motion and out-plane motion based on the relative motion dynamic model. For the in-plane motion, the calculation of thrust angle control lows is cast into a convex optimization problem by introducing a Lyapunov function subject to linear matrix inequalities. For the out-plane motion, a new algorithm of constant thrust fitting is proposed through the impulse compensation. The illustrative example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control design method.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Jezewski DJ, Donaldson JD (1979) An analytical approach to optimal rendezvous using Clohessy-Wiltshire equations. J Astronaut Sci 27(3):293–310
Slater GL, Byram SM, Williams TW (2006) Rendezvous for satellites in formation flight. J Guidance Control Dyn 29:1140–1146
Ebrahimi B, Bahrami M, Roshanian J (2008) Optimal sliding-mode guidance with terminal velocity constraint for fixed-interval propulsive maneuvers. Acta Astronaut 60(10):556–562
Schouwenaars T, How JP, Feron E (2004) Decentralized cooperative trajectory planning of multiple aircraft with hard safety guarantees. In: AIAA paper, 2004
Richards A, Schouwenaars T, How J et al (2002) Spacecraft trajectory planning with avoidance constraints using mixed integer linear programming. J Guidance Control Dyn 25(4):755–764
Qi YQ, Jia YM (2012) Constant thrust fuel-optimal control for spacecraft rendezvous. Adv Space Res 49(7):1140–1150
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the NSFC 61304088 and 2013QNA37.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Qi, Y., Lv, D. (2015). Variable Thrust Angle Constant Thrust Rendezvous. In: Deng, Z., Li, H. (eds) Proceedings of the 2015 Chinese Intelligent Automation Conference. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 337. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46463-2_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46463-2_12
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-46462-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-46463-2
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)