Satellite formation flying using an innovative autonomous control system (AUTOCON) environment

1997 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 657-666

  Bauer, Frank ^a   Bristow, John ^a   Folta, David ^a   Hartman, Kathy ^a   Quinn, David ^a   How, Jonathan P ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; ORBITS; SPACE FLIGHT;

AUTONOMOUS CONTROL; AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES; FLIGHT OPERATION; FORMATION FLYING; GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAMS; SATELLITE FORMATION FLYING;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84959151927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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