Synchronized formation rotation and attitude control of multiple free-flying spacecraft

1997 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1582-1589

  Wang, P K C ^a   Hadaegh, F Y ^b   Lau, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; CONTROL THEORY;

CONTROL LAWS; FREE-FLYING SPACECRAFT; LONG BASE LINE; MODE OF OPERATIONS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 84959123141     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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