Propulsion options for very low Earth orbit microsatellites

M Leomanni, A Garulli, A Giannitrapani, F Scortecci - Acta Astronautica, 2017 - Elsevier
The growing competitiveness in the commercial space market has raised the interest in
operating small spacecraft at very low altitudes. To make this feasible, the space industry …

Explicit model predictive control approach for low-thrust spacecraft proximity operations

M Leomanni, E Rogers, SB Gabriel - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
The key role of autonomous systems in future space missions has made model predictive
control a very attractive guidance and control technique. However, the capability of low …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed decentralized EKF for very large-scale networks with application to satellite mega-constellations navigation

L Pedroso, P Batista - Control Engineering Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
The design of a decentralized and distributed filtering solution for large-scale networks of
interconnected systems is addressed considering (i) generic nonlinear dynamics and (ii) …

Electric satellite station kee**, attitude control, and momentum management by MPC

RJ Caverly, S Di Cairano… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a model predictive control (MPC) policy for simultaneous station kee**,
attitude control, and momentum management of a low-thrust nadir-pointing geostationary …

MPC for coupled station kee**, attitude control, and momentum management of low-thrust geostationary satellites

A Walsh, S Di Cairano, A Weiss - 2016 American Control …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper develops a model predictive control (MPC) policy for simultaneous station
kee**, attitude control, and momentum management of a nadir-pointing geostationary …

Maintenance Strategy for Elliptical Orbit Satellite With Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion

X Zuo, M Xu, M Huang, M Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the strong perturbation caused by atmospheric drag, it is inevitable to consume a
significant amount of fuel for the orbital maintenance of ultralow Earth orbit (ULEO) satellites …

Model predictive orbit control of a Low Earth Orbit satellite using Gauss's variational equations

MM Tavakoli, N Assadian - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, an autonomous orbit control of a satellite in Low Earth Orbit is investigated
using model predictive control. The absolute orbit control problem is transformed to a …

Autonomous and Robust Orbit-Kee** for Small-Body Missions

R Batista Negri, AFBA Prado - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
EXPLORATION of small bodies poses risks due to low-gravity and highly perturbed
environments, which, if not well approached, can lead to an unstable trajectory resulting in …

An MPC-based attitude control system for all-electric spacecraft with on/off actuators

M Leomanni, A Garulli, A Giannitrapani… - … IEEE conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pointing accuracy is a key requirement in communication satellites and Earth observation
missions. Attitude control systems must guarantee tracking of the reference attitude and …

Orbital Tolerance and Intrinsic Orbital Capacity for Electric Propulsion Constellations

G Lavezzi, M Lifson, S Servadio… - Journal of Spacecraft and …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Large constellations are typically designed using sets of periodic orbits and satellite control
boxes sized to ensure compatible phasing between coorbital constellation planes to prevent …