Impulsive relative hovering of space plane and trajectory safety analysis

Bo Cheng, Jianping Yuan, Weihua Ma, Yingjing Qian

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Abstract

The space plane relative hovering and trajectory safety analysis methods on the need of no-orbit servicing are presented in this paper. The expressions of the relative hovering dynamics are based on state transition matrix, which are uniformly valid for all elliptic reference orbits as well as the circular one. The impulsive maneuvers schemes provide convenience for the orbital maneuvering system of space plane. Based on the collision probabillty calculation, the analysis method of hovering trajectory safety is addressed to identify the risk of hovering maneuer, especially for the short-range and long-term relative hovering. The collision avoidance and hovering reconfiguration methods are introduced in this article to reduce the risk of collision and improve the accuracy of hovering. The numerical examples demonstrate the good performance of the methodology introduced in this work.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Hypersonics 2017
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624104633
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Hypersonics 2017 - Xiamen, China
Duration: 6 Mar 20179 Mar 2017

Publication series

Name21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Hypersonics 2017

Conference

Conference21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Hypersonics 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXiamen
Period6/03/179/03/17

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