Title :
Decentralized mean orbit element formation stability for uncoordinated maneuvers
Author :
Holzinger, Marcus J. ; McMahon, Jay W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Aerosp. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Sufficient stability conditions are derived for simultaneous uncoordinated impulsive maneuvers in distributed mean orbit element spacecraft formations. Lyapunov stability formalisms are used in conjunction with distributed mean orbit element spacecraft formation definitions. Special cases of the sufficient stability conditions are examined. Simulated results demonstrate the efficacy of the approach, and conclusions and future work are discussed.
Keywords :
Lyapunov methods; aerospace control; decentralised control; motion control; position control; space vehicles; stability; Lyapunov stability formalisms; decentralized mean orbit element formation stability; distributed mean orbit element spacecraft formations; simultaneous uncoordinated impulsive maneuvers; sufficient stability conditions; uncoordinated maneuvers; Educational institutions; Equations; Kalman filters; Lyapunov methods; Orbits; Space vehicles; Stability analysis;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference (ACC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0177-7
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2013.6580583
