Flying robots fast circumnavigation trajectory design and guidance

Wenyong Zhou, Jianping Yuan, Jianjun Luo

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Abstract

Flying robots have a crucial role in future on-orbit servicing and operation tasks. Fast circumnavigation is an enabling technology for future flying robots on-orbit servicing and operations. In this paper a state transition matrix is introduced, which could be applied to the cases of a target satellite in circular orbit or in elliptical orbit. The state transition matrix is further used to develop the trajectory design and guidance algorithms for enter-into circumnavigation, fast circumnavigation and exit circumnavigation based on multiple-impulse maneuver method. Finally the relationships between some circumnavigation parameters and incremental velocity required for fast circumnavigation are analyzed. Simulation works are carried out and the results indicate the proposed methodology of trajectory design and guidance for flying robots fast circumnavigation can be used for coplanar or noncoplanar trajectory design and guidance with a target spacecraft in circular or elliptical orbit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006
Pages263-267
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006 - Kunming, China
Duration: 17 Dec 200620 Dec 2006

Publication series

Name2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006

Conference

Conference2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006
Country/TerritoryChina
CityKunming
Period17/12/0620/12/06

Keywords

  • Fast circumnavigation
  • Flying robots
  • Multiple-impulse maneuver
  • On-orbit servicing

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