Navigation and control considerations for space based orbital maneuvering systems
Abstract
Various design areas of concern in navigation and control of space-based orbital maneuvering systems such as those on the Orbiter are discussed, with note taken of approach maneuvers. Design problems occur in the areas of storage modes, sensing, activation methods, navigation, target/mission determination, rendezvous and docking schemes, reliability, and commonality between low- and high-energy maneuvering vehicles. Navigation may be in autonomous or nonautonomous modes and may include ground-baed computations and commands via the TDRSS or NORAD systems. Autonomous operations would interface with the GPS. All the concepts discussed are significant for the planned orbital transfer and orbital maneuvering vehicles, which would be used to place satellites in orbit and repair or retrieve them.
- Publication:
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IN: Guidance and control 1984; Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984guco.proc..327B
- Keywords:
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- Maneuverable Spacecraft;
- Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles;
- Space Navigation;
- Space Rendezvous;
- Spacecraft Control;
- Spacecraft Docking;
- Command And Control;
- Ground Based Control;
- Reliability Engineering;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Tdr Satellites;
- Transfer Orbits;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking