Safe spacecraft swarm deployment and acquisition in perturbed near-circular orbits subject to operational constraints - Koenig, Adam W.; D'Amico, Simone (Acta astronautica, 2018)
Keywords: Actuation; Circular orbits; Collision avoidance; Collision avoidance systems; Commissioning; Computer simulation; Control systems; Earth orbits; Formation flying; Formations; Guidance and control; Low earth orbits; Lower bounds; Nonlinear control; Orbits; Parameter uncertainty; Safety; Sequences; Space exploration; Spacecraft; Spacecraft swarms; Swarm deployment; Thrust control; Spacecraft swarms; Guidance and control; Swarm deployment; Formation flying