Relative dynamics and control of high area-to-mass ratio spacecraft flying around an oblate Earth exploiting solar radiation pressure

Mingotti, Giorgio and McInnes, Colin (2014) Relative dynamics and control of high area-to-mass ratio spacecraft flying around an oblate Earth exploiting solar radiation pressure. In: 24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting 2014, 2014-01-26 - 2014-01-30, New Mexico.

Abstract

Reconfiguration manoeuvers for formation-flying are investigated in this paper, where micro-spacecraft with high area-to-mass ratio and small length-scale are considered. Assuming the exact J2 nonlinear relative dynamics, an optimal control problem is formulated to accomplish the manoeuvers. A continuous control acceleration is applied to the system dynamics via a propellant-free approach, which exploits differential solar radiation pressure by means of electrochromic coating. A new class of space missions is enabled, based on swarms of micro-spacecraft with sensing, computing, bi-directional communicating and micro-power sources.

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  Item type:	Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
  ID code:	47264
  Dates:	Date Event 26 January 2014 Published
  Subjects:	Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
  Department:	Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	31 Mar 2014 14:48
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 16:40
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/47264