In this paper’we present a solution to the formation initialization (FI) problem for N distributed spacecraft located in deep space. Our solution to the FI problem is based on a three-stage sky search procedure that reduces the FI problem for N spacecraft to the simpler problem of initializing a set of sub-formations. We demonstrate our FI algorithm in simulation using NASA’s five spacecraft Terrestrial Planet Finder mission as an example.


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    Title :

    Initialization of distributed spacecraft for precision formation flying


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    Publication date :

    2003-06-23


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English



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