The aim of this research paper is to propose a framework to model, simulate and control the motion of a small spacecraft in the proximity of a space station. In particular, rendezvous in the presence of physical obstacles is tackled by a virtual potential theory within a modern manifold calculus setting and simulated numerically. The roto-translational motion of a spacecraft as well as the control fields are entirely formulated through a coordinate-free Lie group-type formalism. Likewise, the proposed control strategies are expressed in a coordinate-free setting through structured control fields. Several numerical simulations guide the reader through an evaluation of the most convenient control strategy among those devised in the present work.

Modeling, Simulation and Control of a Spacecraft: Automated Rendezvous under Positional Constraints / Fiori, Simone; Rachiglia, Francesco; Sabatini, Luca; Sampaolesi, Edoardo. - In: AEROSPACE. - ISSN 2226-4310. - ELETTRONICO. - 11:3(2024). [10.3390/aerospace11030245]

Modeling, Simulation and Control of a Spacecraft: Automated Rendezvous under Positional Constraints

Fiori, Simone
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Rachiglia, Francesco;Sabatini, Luca;Sampaolesi, Edoardo
2024-01-01

Abstract

The aim of this research paper is to propose a framework to model, simulate and control the motion of a small spacecraft in the proximity of a space station. In particular, rendezvous in the presence of physical obstacles is tackled by a virtual potential theory within a modern manifold calculus setting and simulated numerically. The roto-translational motion of a spacecraft as well as the control fields are entirely formulated through a coordinate-free Lie group-type formalism. Likewise, the proposed control strategies are expressed in a coordinate-free setting through structured control fields. Several numerical simulations guide the reader through an evaluation of the most convenient control strategy among those devised in the present work.
2024
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