Dynamics and Control of Lorentz-Augmented Spacecraft Relative Motion

• Main Authors: Yan, Ye (Author), Huang, Xu (Author), Yang, Yueneng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; System theory.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Control engineering.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Control.; Systems Theory, Control.
• Physical Description: XI, 148 p. 70 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811026034

This book develops a dynamical model of the orbital motion of Lorentz spacecraft in both unperturbed and J2-perturbed environments. It explicitly discusses three kinds of typical space missions involving relative orbital control: spacecraft hovering, rendezvous, and formation flying. Subsequently, it puts forward designs for both open-loop and closed-loop control schemes propelled or augmented by the geomagnetic Lorentz force. These control schemes are entirely novel and represent a significantly departure from previous approaches.