@inproceedings{3d503a0eb8e342d290f6c0c9c180f86e,
title = "Nonlinear lyapunov-based cooperative control for multiple satellites",
abstract = "Satellite cluster consisting of large number of satellites is becoming a promising topic in space research, due to its low cost and robustness. The current work offers a distributed control framework for the convergence of an autonomous satellite cluster to the same orbit under limited low thrust capability. The target orbit is a priori unknown, however, it is merely a result of cooperative protocol on the basis of locally exchanged information. The communication between satellites is represented as an undirected graph. The control is developed by introducing and analyzing an appropriate Lyapunov function. Under dynamics modeled by Gauss's variational equations, a closed-form expression is obtained for the controller. A rigorous analysis showed that the controller is globally asymptotic stable, if the underlying communication graph is connected and the information function is well-defined.",
author = "Hao Zhang and Pini Gurfil",
year = "2015",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC",
pages = "5928--5938",
booktitle = "66th International Astronautical Congress 2015, IAC 2015",
note = "66th International Astronautical Congress 2015: Space - The Gateway for Mankind's Future, IAC 2015 ; Conference date: 12-10-2015 Through 16-10-2015",
}