Autonomous rendezvous and capture system design
Abstract
Marshall Space Flight Center has a long history of involvement in the design of Autonomous Rendezvous and Capture (AR&C) systems. The first extensive studies were begun in the late seventies, incrementally leading to the development of an assortment of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) concepts and algorithms suitable for a variety of mission requirements and spacecraft capabilities, with a strong emphasis placed upon flexible system-level design. These efforts have led to the development of sophisticated algorithms for docking with tumbling targets, and simple but efficient algorithms for stabilized spacecraft; each has been tested and validated using dynamic system simulation, with hardware in the loop when practical. Recent investigations include the use of neural networks for video image interpretation, and fuzzy logic for control system implementation.
- Publication:
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Automated Rendezvous and Capture Review. Executive Summary
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991arcr.nasaR....D
- Keywords:
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- Automatic Control;
- Computerized Simulation;
- Fuzzy Systems;
- Neural Nets;
- Orbital Rendezvous;
- Robot Control;
- Space Navigation;
- Spacecraft Control;
- Spacecraft Docking;
- Spacecraft Guidance;
- Teleoperators;
- Telerobotics;
- Algorithms;
- Mission Planning;
- Tumbling Motion;
- Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance