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Zero drift regions and control strategies to keep satellite in formation around triangular libration point in the restricted Sun-Earth-Moon scenario

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Author(s):
Salazar, F. J. T. [1] ; Winter, O. C. [1] ; Macau, E. E. [2] ; Masdemont, J. J. [3] ; Gomez, G. [4]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] UNESP, Grp Dinam Orbital & Planetol, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil
[2] Inst Nacl Pesquisas Espaciais, BR-12227010 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[3] ETSEIB UPC, Dept Matemat Aplicada 1, Barcelona 08028 - Spain
[4] UB, Dept Matemat Aplicada & Anal, Barcelona 08007 - Spain
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Advances in Space Research; v. 56, n. 7, p. 1502-1518, OCT 1 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

In this work, we are interested in avoiding large variations in the mutual distances among multiple satellites and also in controlling their geometric configuration around an Earth Moon triangular point. Previous studies about triangular libration points have determined the existence of zero drift regions with respect to the nominal trajectory, in which the expansion or contraction of the formation never take place. Our goal is to carry out two different control strategies for a formation near a given nominal trajectory around L-4: a bang-off-bang control and a minimum weighted total AV consumption. A linearization relative to the reference trajectory around the triangular libration point is carried out, and different geometrical possibilities in the zero drift regions are studied. To investigate the influence of the gravitational force of the Sun, the BiCircular Four Body Problem is considered here. According to the results obtained, some meaningful insights to allow a proper design of the geometric configuration of the formation are drawn. (C) 2015 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/08171-3 - Orbital dynamics of minor bodies
Grantee:Othon Cabo Winter
Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 11/50151-0 - Dynamical phenomena in complex networks: fundamentals and applications
Grantee:Elbert Einstein Nehrer Macau
Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 08/06066-5 - Controlling chaos and analysis of the dynamics of collective motion of satellite in formation flight
Grantee:Francisco Javier Tipán Salazar
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 13/03233-6 - Dynamics, control and reconfiguration of satellite formation flight around Lagrangian points
Grantee:Francisco Javier Tipán Salazar
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 15/00559-3 - Intervening on Earth's climate through heliotropic dust rings and dust cloud at the L1 Lagrange point
Grantee:Francisco Javier Tipán Salazar
Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor