Partially decentralized control architectures for satellite formations

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Carpenter, J Russell ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

ABSOLUTE POSITION; CENTRALIZED ARCHITECTURE; CENTRALIZED ESTIMATIONS; DECENTRALIZED ARCHITECTURE; DECENTRALIZED CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; DECENTRALIZED ESTIMATION; SATELLITE FORMATIONS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

DECENTRALIZED CONTROL;

EID: 85088184368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4959     Document Type: Conference Paper

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