A nonlinear, six-degree of freedom, precision formation control algorithm, based on restricted three body dynamics

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue , 2003, Pages 105-114

  Luquette, Richard J ^a   Sanner, Robert M ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LYAPUNOV METHODS;

DISTRIBUTED SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS (DSS);

SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 0141607728     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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