Initialization of distributed spacecraft for precision formation flying

Hadaegh, F. Y.; Scharf, D. P.; Ploen, S. R.

dc.contributor.author	Hadaegh, F. Y.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Scharf, D. P.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ploen, S. R.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2004-09-16T23:09:35Z
dc.date.available	2004-09-16T23:09:35Z
dc.date.issued	2003-06-23	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Control Conference and Application	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Istanbul, Turkey	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	03-1298	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/7435
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we present a solution to the formation initialization problem for N distributed spacecraft located in deep space. Our solution to the FI problem is based on a three-stage sky search procedure that reduces the FI problem for N spacecraft to the simpler problem of initializing a set of sub-formations. We demonstrate our FI algorithm in simulation using NASA's five spacecraft Terrestrial Planet Finder mission as an example.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject.other	formation flying initialization distributed spacecraft	en_US
dc.title	Initialization of distributed spacecraft for precision formation flying	en_US