With the development of space technology,it is possible to build a space station in Earth-Moon space as a transit for Earth-Moon round-trip and entering in the deep space.Rendezvous and docking is one of the key techn...With the development of space technology,it is possible to build a space station in Earth-Moon space as a transit for Earth-Moon round-trip and entering in the deep space.Rendezvous and docking is one of the key technologies for building an Earth-Moon space station.A guidance strategy for rendezvous and docking from the Earth orbit to the space station in the Earth-Moon NRHO orbit is proposed in this paper,which is suitable for engineering applications.Firstly,the rendezvous and docking process is divided into three sections,i.e.,the large-range orbit transfer section,far-range guidance section,and close-range approaching section.The suitable terminal of large-range orbit transfer is selected according to the eigenvalue of NRHO orbit state transition matrix.The two-impulse guidance method based on the relative motion equation in the three-body problem is adopted for the far-range guidance section.The impulse time and amplitude are solved with the optimization algorithm.The linear constant three-body relative motion equation is proposed for the close-range approaching section,and the rendezvous and docking is completed by a two-stage linear approximation.Finally,a simulation analysis is carried out,and the simulation results show that the adopted dynamics equations and the designed guidance law are effective,and the three flight phases are naturally connected to accomplish the rendezvous and docking mission from the Earth orbit to the space station on the Earth-Moon NRHO.展开更多
This paper investigates the robust relative pose control for spacecraft rendezvous and docking with constrained relative pose and saturated control inputs.A barrier Lyapunov function is used to ensure the constraints ...This paper investigates the robust relative pose control for spacecraft rendezvous and docking with constrained relative pose and saturated control inputs.A barrier Lyapunov function is used to ensure the constraints of states,so that the computational singularity of the inverse matrix in control command can be avoided,while a linear auxiliary system is introduced to handle with the adverse effect of actuator saturation.The tuning rules for designing parameters in control command and auxiliary system are derived based on the stability analysis of the closed-loop system.It is proved that all closed-loop signals always keep bounded,the prescribed constraints of relative pose tracking errors are never violated,and the pose tracking errors ultimately converge to small neighborhoods of zero.Simulation experiments validate the performance of the proposed robust saturated control strategy.展开更多
At 1:36 am on November 3,China's Shenzhou 8 unmanned spaceship and Tiangong 1 space lab spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure and coupling in space at more than 343km above Earth&...At 1:36 am on November 3,China's Shenzhou 8 unmanned spaceship and Tiangong 1 space lab spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure and coupling in space at more than 343km above Earth's surface,marking a great leap in China's space program.展开更多
Teleoperation rendezvous and docking can be used as a backup for autonomous rendezvous and docking (RVD) for an unmanned spacecraft or for guiding the chaser docking with an uncooperative target.The inherent teleopera...Teleoperation rendezvous and docking can be used as a backup for autonomous rendezvous and docking (RVD) for an unmanned spacecraft or for guiding the chaser docking with an uncooperative target.The inherent teleoperation time delay is a rigorous problem,especially when the chaser is teleoperated on the ground.To eliminate the effect of time delay,a new approach for teleoperation RVD is studied.The characteristics of teleoperation RVD are analyzed by comparisons with the teleoperation robot and with manually controlled RVD;the relative motion of the chaser is predicted based on the C-W equation;and the processed measure information with time delay through the Kalman filter is utilized to correct the current prediction.Experimental results verify that the approach produces an 18% enhanced success rate of teleoperation RVD compared with direct visual feedback,and consumes less time and fuel.The developed approach also solves the time delay problem effectively.Teleoperation RVD using this method can be applied as a useful backup for autonomous RVD.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20B2054)。
文摘With the development of space technology,it is possible to build a space station in Earth-Moon space as a transit for Earth-Moon round-trip and entering in the deep space.Rendezvous and docking is one of the key technologies for building an Earth-Moon space station.A guidance strategy for rendezvous and docking from the Earth orbit to the space station in the Earth-Moon NRHO orbit is proposed in this paper,which is suitable for engineering applications.Firstly,the rendezvous and docking process is divided into three sections,i.e.,the large-range orbit transfer section,far-range guidance section,and close-range approaching section.The suitable terminal of large-range orbit transfer is selected according to the eigenvalue of NRHO orbit state transition matrix.The two-impulse guidance method based on the relative motion equation in the three-body problem is adopted for the far-range guidance section.The impulse time and amplitude are solved with the optimization algorithm.The linear constant three-body relative motion equation is proposed for the close-range approaching section,and the rendezvous and docking is completed by a two-stage linear approximation.Finally,a simulation analysis is carried out,and the simulation results show that the adopted dynamics equations and the designed guidance law are effective,and the three flight phases are naturally connected to accomplish the rendezvous and docking mission from the Earth orbit to the space station on the Earth-Moon NRHO.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61903025)the Fundamenta Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-GF-18-028B)the China Scholarship Council(201906465028)
文摘This paper investigates the robust relative pose control for spacecraft rendezvous and docking with constrained relative pose and saturated control inputs.A barrier Lyapunov function is used to ensure the constraints of states,so that the computational singularity of the inverse matrix in control command can be avoided,while a linear auxiliary system is introduced to handle with the adverse effect of actuator saturation.The tuning rules for designing parameters in control command and auxiliary system are derived based on the stability analysis of the closed-loop system.It is proved that all closed-loop signals always keep bounded,the prescribed constraints of relative pose tracking errors are never violated,and the pose tracking errors ultimately converge to small neighborhoods of zero.Simulation experiments validate the performance of the proposed robust saturated control strategy.
文摘At 1:36 am on November 3,China's Shenzhou 8 unmanned spaceship and Tiangong 1 space lab spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure and coupling in space at more than 343km above Earth's surface,marking a great leap in China's space program.
文摘Teleoperation rendezvous and docking can be used as a backup for autonomous rendezvous and docking (RVD) for an unmanned spacecraft or for guiding the chaser docking with an uncooperative target.The inherent teleoperation time delay is a rigorous problem,especially when the chaser is teleoperated on the ground.To eliminate the effect of time delay,a new approach for teleoperation RVD is studied.The characteristics of teleoperation RVD are analyzed by comparisons with the teleoperation robot and with manually controlled RVD;the relative motion of the chaser is predicted based on the C-W equation;and the processed measure information with time delay through the Kalman filter is utilized to correct the current prediction.Experimental results verify that the approach produces an 18% enhanced success rate of teleoperation RVD compared with direct visual feedback,and consumes less time and fuel.The developed approach also solves the time delay problem effectively.Teleoperation RVD using this method can be applied as a useful backup for autonomous RVD.
