Control of electromagnetic satellite formations in near-Earth orbits

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1883-1891

  Ahsun, Umair ^a,b   Miller, David W ^a,b   Ramirez, Jaime L ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC POLARITY;

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; FORMATION MAINTENANCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE; NON-LINEAR ADAPTIVE CONTROLS; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; SATELLITE FORMATIONS;

ORBITS;

EID: 78149251164     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.47637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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