Spacecraft formation and orbit control using differential attitude-dependent solar radiation pressure

This paper introduces a linear model for spacecraft formation dynamics subject to attitude-dependent solar radiation pressure (SRP) disturbance, with the SRP model accounting for both absorption and specular/diffuse reflection. Spacecraft attitude is represented in modified Rodriguez parameters (MRP...

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Published inAdvances in space research Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 3396 - 3408
Main Authors Burnett, Ethan R., Schaub, Hanspeter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
Subjects
Dynamics
Formation flying
Linear controls
Perturbations
Solar radiation pressure
Linear controls
Perturbations
Solar radiation pressure
Dynamics
Formation flying
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Summary:This paper introduces a linear model for spacecraft formation dynamics subject to attitude-dependent solar radiation pressure (SRP) disturbance, with the SRP model accounting for both absorption and specular/diffuse reflection. Spacecraft attitude is represented in modified Rodriguez parameters (MRPs), which also parameterize the orientation of individual facets for a spacecraft with fixed geometry. Compared to earlier work, this model incorporates analytic approximation of the SRP-perturbed chief orbit behavior in a manner enabling its use in applications with infrequent guidance updates. Control examples are shown for single-plate representations of hypothetical spacecraft with generally realistic optical parameters. The results demonstrate the validity of the model and the feasibility of SRP-based formation and rendezvous control in orbits around small bodies and in high orbits around the Earth such as the GEO belt.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2020.03.047