TY - GEN
T1 - Cluster-keeping algorithms for the samson project
AU - Mazal, Leonel
AU - Gurfil, Pini
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Space Autonomous Mission for Swarming and Geolocation with Nanosateliites (SAMSON) is a new satellite mission, led by the Distributed Space Systems Lab at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. SAMSON will include three nanosateliites, built based on the CubeSat standard. The mission is planned for at least one year, and has two main goals: (i) Demonstrate long-term autonomous cluster flight of multiple satellites, and (ii) Determine the position of a radiating electromagnetic terrestrial source based on time difference of arrival (TDOA) and/or frequency difference of arrival (FDOA). In this paper, the cluster flight orbit control law for SAMSON is discussed. The control law is aimed at regulating the mean semi- major axis, eccentricity and inclination so as to provide long-term bounded relative motion while utilizing small amount of fuel. The considered actuators are constant-thrust-magnitude thrusters. Simulations for 1 year are shown, validating the potential implementability of the proposed algorithm on-board the SAMSON satellites. Copyright
AB - Space Autonomous Mission for Swarming and Geolocation with Nanosateliites (SAMSON) is a new satellite mission, led by the Distributed Space Systems Lab at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. SAMSON will include three nanosateliites, built based on the CubeSat standard. The mission is planned for at least one year, and has two main goals: (i) Demonstrate long-term autonomous cluster flight of multiple satellites, and (ii) Determine the position of a radiating electromagnetic terrestrial source based on time difference of arrival (TDOA) and/or frequency difference of arrival (FDOA). In this paper, the cluster flight orbit control law for SAMSON is discussed. The control law is aimed at regulating the mean semi- major axis, eccentricity and inclination so as to provide long-term bounded relative motion while utilizing small amount of fuel. The considered actuators are constant-thrust-magnitude thrusters. Simulations for 1 year are shown, validating the potential implementability of the proposed algorithm on-board the SAMSON satellites. Copyright
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M3 - منشور من مؤتمر
SN - 9781622769797
T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SP - 5384
EP - 5393
BT - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
T2 - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012
Y2 - 1 October 2012 through 5 October 2012
ER -