Abstract

Control of the motion of a swarm of small satellites after a cluster launch is proposed to keep the satellites trajectories in a given area and provide intersatellite communications. The goal of the motion control algorithm is to eliminate the average drift parameter and achieve the required relative trajectory shift in the along-track direction. An analytical study of the proposed motion algorithm is carried out using a linear model of relative motion. The verification of analytical results is performed by swarm motion numerical simulation.

中文翻译：

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用于通信连接维护的小型卫星分散集群控制

摘要

建议在集群发射后控制一群小卫星的运动，以将卫星轨迹保持在给定区域并提供星间通信。运动控制算法的目标是消除平均漂移参数并实现沿轨迹方向所需的相对轨迹移动。使用相对运动的线性模型对所提出的运动算法进行了分析研究。通过群体运动数值模拟对分析结果进行验证。