Usually, the formation flying associated with circular orbits is discussed through the well-known Hill s or C-W equations of motion. This paper dares to present and discuss the coordinates that may contain time-varying coefficients. The discussion presents how the controller s performance is affected by the selection of coordinates, and also looks at the special coordinate suitable for designating a target bin to which each spacecraft in the formation has only to be guided. It is revealed that the latter strategy may incorporate the J2 disturbance automatically.
Time-Varying Expression of the Formation Flying along Circular Trajectories
2007-09-24
Conference paper
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English
Time-Varying Expression of the Formation Flying Along Circular Trajectories (AAS 07-274)
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