Planning algorithms are impacting technical disciplines and industries around the world,
including robotics, computer-aided design, manufacturing, computer graphics, aerospace …

In early 2011, NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) released a set of technology
roadmaps with the aim of fostering the development of concepts and cross-cutting …

This paper shows how to effectively combine a sampling-based method primarily designed
for multiple-query motion planning [probabilistic roadmap method (PRM)] with sampling …

This paper addresses the translational control problem for the final phase of spacecraft
rendezvous and docking. For safety concerns, during the approach process, the pursuer …

In this paper we present a fast method based on successive convexification for generating
fuel-optimized spacecraft rendezvous trajectories in the presence of mixed-integer …

This paper presents a sampling-based motion planning algorithm for real-time and
propellant-optimized autonomous spacecraft trajectory generation in near-circular orbits …

This paper presents a computationally efficient optimization algorithm for solving nonconvex
optimal control problems that involve discrete logic constraints. Traditional solution methods …

Rendezvous and docking missions have been a mainstay of space exploration from the
Apollo program through present day operations with the International Space Station. There …

In this paper, a kinodynamic inspection path planner, called Random Kinodynamic
Inspection Tree algorithm, is presented to perform in-close proximity full-coverage on-orbit …

A nonlinear optimal control technique is utilized to address coupled relative rotational and
translational motion in spacecraft rendezvous. A new formulation of relative rotational …