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Cooperative Platooning and Servicing for Spacecraft Formation Flying using Model Predictive Control
Pedro Pereira Master Student, NOVA School of Science and Technology, DEEC, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal. Software Engineer, Volkswagen Digital Solutions, MAN Digital Hub, 1000-138, Lisbon, Portugal.
Bruno Guerreiro Assistant Professor, NOVA School of Science and Technology, DEEC and CTS/Uninova, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal. Senior Researcher, LARSYS, ISR-Lisbon, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pedro Lourenço GNC Engineer, GMV, GNC Division, Space Segment and Robotics BU, 1990-392, Lisbon, Portugal.
Abstract:
This paper addresses two complementary problems of spacecraft formation flying, namely spacecraft platooning and on-orbit spacecraft servicing, using Model Predictive Control (MPC). With the proposed solutions, these space formation scenarios can be regarded as a cooperative system composed of several spacecraft with a common goal, which may have clear advantages relative to other approaches. For each application scenario, a different optimization problem and MPC design is presented, including relevant constraints to deal with physical limitations, visibility problems, and also to guarantee a collision-free trajectory from other spacecraft or obstacles. The proposed methods are validated with realistic simulation results, showing that all vehicles demonstrate reliable performance following a given trajectory or goal in a formation, while satisfying all the considered constraints.
Keywords: MPC; Spacecraft Formation Flying; Cooperative Control; Platooning; On-Orbit Servicing
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Pedro Pereira, Bruno Guerreiro, Pedro Lourenço: Cooperative Platooning and Servicing for Spacecraft Formation Flying using Model Predictive Control. Proceedings of the 2022 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Berlin, Germany. May 2022. CEAS-GNC-2022-026.
BibTeX entry:

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2022-026,
    authors = {Pereira, Pedro and Guerreiro, Bruno and Lourenço, Pedro},
    title = {Cooperative Platooning and Servicing for Spacecraft Formation Flying using Model Predictive Control},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2022 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
    address = {Berlin, Germany},
    month = may,
    year = {2022},
    note = {CEAS-GNC-2022-026}
}