This brief addresses the design of model predictive control algorithms for performing space rendezvous manoeuvres. It consolidates developments within guidance and control algorithms, with the aim of improving the efficiency, safety, and autonomy of these manoeuvres. The brief presents several applications of model predictive control to rendezvous manoeuvres, including Ankersen zero-order-hold particular solution1, which provides a realistic thrust profile. It offers new approaches for rendezvous manoeuvres in elliptical orbits, formulating obstacle avoidance constraints, passive safety constraints, and robustness techniques. It also compares finite-horizon and variable-horizon formulations for model predictive control in the context of performance and computational complexity. Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous is accessible to academics and students new to the topics of orbital rendezvous and model predictive control, but also presents compelling subject matter for researchers and professionals in the aerospace industry.
| ISBN: | 9783030756956 |
| Publication date: | 25th June 2021 |
| Author: | Afonso Botelho, Baltazar Parreira, Paulo N Rosa, João Miranda Lemos |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 109 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology |
| Genres: |
Astronautics Aerospace and aviation technology Automatic control engineering Computer modelling and simulation Electronic devices and materials |