• DocumentCode
    3515100
  • Title

    Approach and Capture for Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking

  • Author

    Timmons, Kerry K. ; Ringelberg, John C.

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-8 March 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    A study has been performed to capture and catalog the various methods currently employed for on orbit rendezvous, proximity operations and docking. The results of the study presented in this paper focus particularly on the capture envelope performances for both active and passive vehicles and stacks of varying masses. Benefits and challenges to each method are discussed as well as current Internal Research and Development (IRAD) efforts being performed by Lockheed Martin.
  • Keywords
    aerospace control; space vehicles; autonomous docking; autonomous rendezvous; capture; orbit rendezvous; Humans; NASA; Remotely operated vehicles; Research and development; Space missions; Space shuttles; Space technology; Space vehicles; Testing; Vehicle dynamics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2008 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1487-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-323X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2008.4526515
  • Filename
    4526515
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3515100