ScholarLens Back to search
2017•Unpublished venueOpen access

Autonomous inspection of the international space station

Espen Oland

Open full text 1 citations

Abstract

This paper presents a solution to autonomous inspection of the international space station using a rigid spacecraft. Specifically, the paper presents the orbital mechanics, formation dynamics as well as rotational dynamics required to control the spacecraft relative to the space station, and then presents two PD+ controllers enabling a spacecraft to track a series of waypoints while pointing a sensor towards the structure of the space station. Simulations validate the results.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

This paper presents a solution to autonomous inspection of the international space station using a rigid spacecraft. Specifically, the paper presents the orbital mechanics, formation dynamics as well as rotational dynamics required to control the spacecraft relative to the space station, and then presents two PD+ controllers enabling a spacecraft to track a series of waypoints while pointing a sensor towards the structure of the space station. Simulations validate the results.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 1 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

This paper presents a solution to autonomous inspection of the international space station using a rigid spacecraft. Specifically, the paper presents the orbital mechanics, formation dynamics as well as rotational dynamics required to control the spacecraft relative to the space station, and then presents two PD+ controllers enabling a spacecraft to track a series of waypoints while pointing a sensor towards the structure of the space station. Simulations validate the results.

Key concepts: Spacecraft, International Space Station, Aerospace engineering, Space (punctuation), Space technology, Space research, Computer science, Series (stratigraphy)

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Autonomous inspection of the international space station — Research Paper | ScholarLens