Orbital space operations must be executed safely and reliably to prevent unwanted failures.
One way to validate these operations on Earth is by using testbed facilities that emulate zero …

The powered parafoil system is a cutting-edge flight vehicle that features a thrust mechanism
with a propeller and an airdrop parafoil, providing outstanding benefits like extended flight …

In this article, a novel adaptive trajectory tracking controller is designed for a payload-
carrying spacecraft under full state constraints. The proposed controller can tackle state …

In this article, we present a control strategy for the problem of safe autonomous docking for a
planar floating platform (Slider) that emulates the movement of a satellite. Employing the …

In this article, we present and experimentally validate a safe docking control strategy
designed for an experimental planar floating platform, called the Slider. Three degrees-of …

Inter-satellite laser ranging is a key technology to improve the measurement precision of
gravity satellites in future missions. However, it requires a stable laser link between …

This investigation introduces a novel deep reinforcement learning-based suite to control
floating platforms in both simulated and real-world environments. Floating platforms serve as …

A reinforcement learning (RL) enabled intelligent motion planning for collision-free
autonomous docking manoeuvre explicitly designed for a robotic floating satellite emulation …

This work develops a novel Mixed Integer Model Predictive Control (MIMPC) for European
Space Agency (ESA)'s 3-dof free-floating platform which is actuated using on/off-thrusters …

A compact and decoupled jet thruster system for compact microgravity flying robots is
presented herein to address the problems with poor passing ability of microgravity flying …