• Title/Summary/Keyword: MRP(Modified Rodriques Parameters)

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A Study on Coordinated Attitude Flying for Sequential Spacecraft Tracking (목표비행체 연속 추적을 위한 자세틀 유지비행에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Young-Woong;Bang, Hyo-Choong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 2009
  • This paper derives the equation of coordinated attitude formulation taking into account the orbital dynamics of a target vehicle and the attitude of a tracking satellite in geostationary orbit. The coordinated attitude is always to communicate with the ground station during the target tracking. Because the tracking satellite could perform high angle maneuver, MRP parameters having no singular point are used. Also for the sequential tracking of several target vehicles, the equation automatically making a coordinated attitude is suggested. Coordinated attitude flying and sequential tracking are confirmed through simulations. In short, this paper shows that a satellite could track a target vehicle and communicate with ground station simultaneously using the derived equation of coordinated attitude even though without a accuracy sensor.