Distributed attitude alignment in spacecraft formation flying

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 95-113

  Ren, Wei ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude alignment; Cooperative control; Multi vehicle systems; Spacecraft formation flying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GRAPH THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACECRAFT;

ATTITUDE ALIGNMENT; COOPERATIVE CONTROL; MULTIVEHICLE SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT FORMATION FLYING;

ATTITUDE CONTROL;

EID: 33947362078     PISSN: 08906327     EISSN: 10991115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acs.916     Document Type: Article

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