Field-of-view constrained guidance algorithm for -V-bar constant thrust departure Original Research Article

In this paper, the relative position parameters of the chaser are obtained by using the vision measurement and the target departure manoeuvre positions are calculated through the isochronous interpolation method. A guidance algorithm for -V-bar constant thrust departure with consideration of the constraints of field of view and safety distance is investigated. New switching control laws under constant thrust are designed for departure manoeuvres of the chaser. The switching control laws are obtained based on the acceleration sequences and the on time of thrusters in three axes which can be respectively computed by the time series analysis method. The perturbations and fuel consumptions are addressed during the computation of the on time of thrusters. On the basis of the toolbox of matlab, practical examples for simulation and application are given. The simulation results show that the proposed guidance algorithm can well satisfy the conditions for the constraints and can make sure the chaser departures from the target spacecraft safely. Article Outline