• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.255-266
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• 2008

The current paper presents application of a new analytic solution in general relative motion to spacecraft formation flying in an elliptic orbit. The calculus of variations is used to analytically find optimal trajectories and controls for the given problem. The inverse of the fundamental matrix associated with the dynamic equations is not required for the solution in the current study. It is verified that the optimal thrust vector is a function of the fundamental matrix of the given state equations. The cost function and the state vector during the reconfiguration can be analytically obtained as well. The results predict the form of optimal solutions in advance without having to solve the problem. Numerical simulation shows the brevity and the accuracy of the general analytic solutions developed in the current paper.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제47권11호
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• pp.795-802
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 인공위성의 근접운용에서 발생할 수 있는 위치-자세 결합운동을 정의하고, 이를 듀얼 쿼터니언 기반의 운동방정식을 통해 접근한다. 인공위성의 위치-자세 결합운동은 두 위성의 상대운동에서 목표 지점이 무게 중심이 아닌 위성체 위의 임의의 점에 위치할 때 발생하며, 특히 근거리 운용에서 명확히 보여진다. 듀얼 쿼터니언 기반의 운동방정식은 각속도 상태를 직접 반영하여, 자세의 변화가 위치에 영향을 미치는 위치-자세 결합운동을 간결하게 정의할 수 있다. 여기에서는 위치-자세 결합운동의 해결을 위해 기존의 접근방법과 함께 듀얼 쿼터니언 기반의 운동방정식을 새롭게 제시한다. 수치 시뮬레이션에서는 두 위성의 상대운동에서 위치-자세 결합운동으로 목표 지점에 대한 위치 오차가 발생함을 보이고, 듀얼 쿼터니언 기반의 운동방정식이 이를 해결할 수 있음을 검증한다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.82-90
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• 2014

In this paper, the effect of Lorentz force on the stability of attitude orientation of a charged spacecraft moving in an elliptic orbit in the geomagnetic field is considered. Euler equations are used to derive the equations of attitude motion of a charged spacecraft. The equilibrium positions and its stability are investigated separately in the pitch, roll and yaw directions. In each direction, we use the Lorentz force to identify an attitude stabilization parameter. The analytical methods confirm that we can use the Lorentz force as a stabilization method. The charge-to-mass ratio is the main key of control, in addition to the components of the radius vector of the charged center of the spacecraft, relative to the center of mass of the spacecraft. The numerical results determine stable and unstable equilibrium positions. Therefore, in order to generate optimum charge, which may stabilize the attitude motion of a spacecraft, the amount of charge on the surface of spacecraft will need to be monitored for passive control.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.24-36
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• 2011

A new approach for spacecraft absolute attitude estimation based on the unscented Kalman filter (UKF) is extended to relative attitude estimation and navigation. This approach for nonlinear systems has faster convergence than the approach based on the standard extended Kalman filter (EKF) even with inaccurate initial conditions in attitude estimation and navigation problems. The filter formulation employs measurements obtained from a vision sensor to provide multiple line(-) of(-) sight vectors from the spacecraft to another spacecraft. The line-of-sight measurements are coupled with gyro measurements and dynamic models in an UKF to determine relative attitude, position and gyro biases. A vector of generalized Rodrigues parameters is used to represent the local error-quaternion between two spacecraft. A multiplicative quaternion-error approach is derived from the local error-quaternion, which guarantees the maintenance of quaternion unit constraint in the filter. The scenario for bounded relative motion is selected to verify this extended application of the UKF. Simulation results show that the UKF is more robust than the EKF under realistic initial attitude and navigation error conditions.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1072-1078
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 일반적인 타원 궤도상에서의 두 위성체간의 랑데부와 도킹을 수행하기 위한 적응 제어기법을 개발하였다. 직교좌표계를 이용해서 나타낸 두 비행체간의 상대운동방정식을 일반적인 해밀토니안 운동방정식의 형태로 변환한 후, 불확실한 시스템 파라미터를 가진 동적시스템을 위해 개발된 적응제어기법을 적용하여 제어 알고리즘을 유도하였다. 시스템 파라미터를 추정하는데 투사기법을 적용하여 파라미터 추정값의 변화에 의한 특이점을 회피할 수 있도록 하였으며, 수치해석을 통하여 추적비행체의 질량이 불확실한 경우에 대하여 제어 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2013

This paper presents formation reconfiguration using impulsive control input for spacecraft formation flying. Spacecraft in a formation should change the formation size and/or geometry according to the mission requirements and space environment. To modify the formation radius and geometry with respect to the leader spacecraft, the follower spacecraft generates additional control inputs; the two impulsive control inputs are general control type of the spacecraft system. For the impulsive control input, Lambert's problem is modified to construct the transfer orbit in relative motion, given two position vectors at the initial and final time. Moreover, the numerical simulation results show the transfer trajectories to resize the formation radius in the radial/along-track plane formation and in the along-track/cross-track plane formation. In addition, the maneuver characteristics are described by comparing the differential orbital elements between the reference orbit and transfer orbit in the radial/along-track plane formation and along-track/cross-track plane formation.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2006

정지궤도 위성의 상대위치보정은 제한된 위지보정 박스내에 다수의 위성을 운용함으로서 발생하는 위성간 충돌, 전파간섭, 가림현상 등을 해결하기 위해 반드시 필요한 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 정지궤도 위성의 상대 궤도 운동 분석과 최적화 기법에 근거한 문제의 정립으로 상대위치보정을 수행하였다. 이상적인 정지궤도에 대한 상대운동을 다수의 멱함수와 주기함수로 표현하고, 상대위치보정에 필요한 조건들을 이들 함수로 표현한다. 이러한 구속 조건식과 더불어 연료 최소화 같은 가격 함수를 최소화하는 과정에서 궤도 수정에 필요한 절차를 수립하게 된다. 비선형 시뮬레이션을 통하여 본 논문에서 제시하고 있는 절차의 타당성을 검증하였고 또한 기존의 고전적인 방법과 비교하였다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2015

The dynamics of relative motion in a perturbed orbital environment are exploited based on Gauss' and Cowell's variational equations. The inertial coordinate frame and relative coordinate frame (Hill frame) are used, and a linear high fidelity model is developed to describe the relative motion. This model takes into account the primary gravitational and atmospheric drag perturbations. Then, this model is used in the design of a navigation, guidance, and control system of a chaser vehicle to approach towards and to depart from a target vehicle in proximity operations. Relative navigation uses an extended Kalman filter based on this relative model to estimate the relative position/velocity of the chaser vehicle with respect to the target vehicle. This filter uses the range and angle measurements of the target relative to the chaser from a simulated LIDAR system. The corresponding measurement models, process noise matrix, and other filter parameters are provided. Numerical simulations are performed to assess the precision of this model with respect to the full nonlinear model. The analyses include the navigation errors and trajectory dispersions.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.859-872
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• 2008

In this paper, the problem of partial asymptotic stabilization of nonlinear control cascaded systems with integrators is considered. Unfortunately, many controllable control systems present an anomaly, which is the non complete stabilization via continuous pure-state feedback. This is due to Brockett necessary condition. In order to cope with this difficulty we propose in this work the partial asymptotic stabilization. For a given motion of a dynamical system, say x(t,$x_0,t_0$)=(y(t,$y_0,t_0$),z(t,$z_0,t_0$)), the partial stabilization is the qualitative behavior of the y-component of the motion(i.e., the asymptotic stabilization of the motion with respect to y) and the z-component converges, relative to the initial vector x($t_0$)=$x_0$=($y_0,z_0$). In this work we present new results for the adding integrators for partial asymptotic stabilization. Two applications are given to illustrate our theoretical result. The first problem treated is the partial attitude control of the rigid spacecraft with two controls. The second problem treated is the partial orientation of the underactuated ship.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 위성간 상대 궤도 운동과 최적화 기법에 근거한 다위성체 편대비행 형상 유지에 관한 연구 결과를 제시하였다. 편대를 이루는 위성간의 상대 운동은 궤도 압축 방법을 이용한 닫힌 형태의 궤도 전파기를 이용하여 분석하였고, 최적화 기법을 도입하여 편대 비행 형상을 유지하기 위한 각 위성의 궤도 기동 절차를 설계하였다. 예제로서 원형 편대 비행 제어 문제에 적용하였고 비선형 시뮬레이션 결과를 제시하였다.