Optimal formation reconfiguration of multiple spacecraft with docking and undocking capability

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 694-702

  Xia, C Y ^a,c   Wang, P K C ^a,c,d   Hadaegh, F Y ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Guidance and Control Analysis

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOCKING; FUEL ECONOMY; MANEUVERABILITY; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FORMATION PATTERNS; OPTIMAL FORMATION RECONFIGURATION; UNDOCKING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34249816174     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.27061     Document Type: Article

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