Research Summaries

Back Bohr-Frozen Formation for Multi-Satellite Systems

Fiscal Year 2007
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Kang, Wei
Ross, Isaac M.
Sponsor Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force)
Summary Systematically explore relative orbits by integrating concepts from periodic optimal control theory, pseudospectral methods and Bohr's concept of almost periodic functions. The expected outcome of our proposed research is a discovery of NE J2-invariant relative orbits, particularly for non-circular reference orbits. This implies that a persistent long-duration formation would be practically realizable. These orbits can then be used for the design of a distributed space system.
Keywords Satellite Formation Optimal Control
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