Fast Fly Around Formation Design Based on Continuous Low Thrust
The issue of satellite operations in close proximity to a reference satellite is of interest for both civilian and military applications. One such operation is fast fly around formation in a time period less than the orbital period of the reference satellite. A control law based on continuous low thrust is derived in this paper to realize fast fly around space circle formation on circular orbit. The fuel expenditure in a formation period is determined by analytical expressions, and an optimality condition is developed such that this fuel expenditure is minimized. Validity of the conclusion is proved by numerical method. Simulation results show that the minimum velocity increment is approximately 4.77m/s when the chief spacecraft’s altitude is 500km, with the formation period 10 minutes and circular radius 100m. The control strategy presented in this paper can not only be used in fast space circle formation, but also be appropriate to other kinds of fast fly around formations on eccentric orbits.
Gongbo Wang Wei Zheng Yunhe Meng Guojian Tang
National Univ.of Defense Technology,Changsha 410073,China
国际会议
哈尔滨
英文
1105-1110
2010-01-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）