Control of deep-space formation-flying spacecraft; relative sensing and switched information

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 106-114

  Smith, Roy S ^a   Hadaegh, Fred Y ^b,c  

^a University of California at Santa Barbara   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MS 198 326 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FUEL ECONOMY; MANEUVERABILITY; REDUNDANCY; STABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TOPOLOGY;

FUEL CONTROLLER; ONBOARD CONTROLLER; SPACE DESIGN; SPACECRAFT DYNAMICS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 12744260184     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6165     Document Type: Article

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