Experimental evaluation of model predictive control and inverse dynamics control for spacecraft proximity and docking maneuvers

J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, H Park, R Zappulla… - CEAS Space …, 2018 - Springer
An experimental campaign has been conducted to evaluate the performance of two different
guidance and control algorithms on a multi-constrained docking maneuver. The evaluated …

Experimental characterization of inverse dynamics guidance in docking with a rotating target

M Wilde, M Ciarcià, A Grompone… - Journal of Guidance …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
The performance of an inverse dynamics guidance and control strategy is experimentally
evaluated for the planar maneuver of a “chaser” spacecraft docking with a rotating “target.” …

A near-optimal guidance for cooperative docking maneuvers

M Ciarcia, A Grompone, M Romano - Acta Astronautica, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work we study the problem of minimum energy docking maneuvers between two
Floating Spacecraft Simulators. The maneuvers are planar and conducted autonomously in …

Suboptimal guidance for orbital proximity maneuver with path constraints capability

M Ciarcià, M Romano - AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control …, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
A suboptimal guidance strategy is applied to a 3D translation-only proximity maneuver for a
spacecraft in a circular orbit. The approach combines the Inverse Dynamic in the Virtual …

Global Optimization in Space Engineering

J Fliege, WP Coutinho - Encyclopedia of Optimization, 2022 - Springer
Optimization techniques have been used in the space industry since its earliest days, and
various competing methods and codes, with widely varying characteristics, have been used …