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| Title: | Guaranteed spatial initialization of distributed spacecraft formations |
| Authors: | Scharf, Daniel P.
Ploen, Scott R.
Hadaegh, Fred Y.
Sohl, Garett A. |
| Keywords: | formation flying
initialization |
| Issue Date: | 16-Aug-2004 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. |
| Citation: | AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 16, 2004. |
| Abstract: | In a precious paper the authors developed a formation initialization (FI) algorithm for a deep space, N-spacecraft formation. It was demonstrated analytically that this FI contribution of this paper is to extend this planar guarantee to deep space formations with arbitrary initial conditions. As part of the guarantee of initialization, a bound on the time-to-initialize is obtained. The guaranteed FI algorithm is then demonstrated for a two-spacecraft formation with realistic deep space mission constraints (e.g. limited field-of-view relative sensors and attitude constraints). The two-spacecraft scenario is challenging in that it has the least relative sensor field-of-view overlap. Finally, for this scenario, the distribution of time-to-initialize is characterized through a 150,000-case Monte Carlo analysis. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/38832 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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