Optimal control for consensus of spacecrafts cluster flight

Liang Zhou, Jianjun Luo, Bo Zhang

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Abstract

This paper presents an optimal control method for consensus of spacecrafts cluster flight based on linear quadratic regulation (LQR). Firstly, we employ period-delayed errors as states of cooperative control and derive period-delayed errors dynamics of single spacecraft and the cluster of spacecrafts. Then, we converts the control problem of spacecrafts cluster flight periodically bounded relative motion into the consensus of period-delayed errors. We devise a feedback control law with a positive scalar called coupling gain. The notion of consensus region used in the consensus problem of multi-agent systems and the graph theory are analyzed. Considering the communication topology, we can select a suitable coupling gain according to the consensus region. Employing LQR-based optimal method, we can design the feedback control gain. So that the period-delayed errors of the spacecrafts cluster and semi-major axis of each spacecraft tend to consensus, which result in spacecrafts cluster emerging the global coordination swarming-like behavior. Numerical simulations are conducted verifying the effectiveness of the proposed LQR-based optimal control method for consensus of spacecrafts cluster flight.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 32nd Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages7185-7190
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789881563835
StatePublished - 18 Oct 2013
Event32nd Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2013 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 26 Jul 201328 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameChinese Control Conference, CCC
ISSN (Print)1934-1768
ISSN (Electronic)2161-2927

Conference

Conference32nd Chinese Control Conference, CCC 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period26/07/1328/07/13

Keywords

  • Consensus
  • Consensus Region
  • LQR
  • Period-delayed Errors
  • Spacecrafts Cluster Flight

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