Hardware-in-the-loop simulation and test has been an essential part in the development of
spacecraft formation flight, rendezvous, capture/docking, and spacecraft robotics systems …

A group of cooperative agents can finish complicated missions that are difficult for a large
machine. In the past two decades, spacecraft attitude coordination has attracted significant …

In an effort to pursue more advanced missions in space, improved on-board trajectory
optimization and path (re) planning capabilities are necessary. Over the past decades …

This paper addresses the translational control problem for the final phase of spacecraft
rendezvous and docking. For safety concerns, during the approach process, the pursuer …

SPACECRAFT rendezvous and docking (RVD) is a key technol-ogy required for on-orbit
servicing and space debris removal missions. For the successful execution of such close …

This paper presents an energy optimal guidance algorithm for the approach of a damaged
spacecraft with the consideration of the arbitrary number of moving obstacles. The proposed …

This work introduces a novel control algorithm for close proximity multiple spacecraft
autonomous maneuvers, based on hybrid linear quadratic regulator/artificial potential …

A set of laboratory experiments are conducted to demonstrate the autonomous capture of a
simulated resident space object by a simulated spacecraft equipped with a robotic …

This paper presents a novel six degree of freedom, ground-based experimental testbed,
designed for testing new guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for the relative motion …

One of the key requirements of a satellite cluster is to maintain formation flight among its
physically distinct elements while at the same time being capable of collision avoidance …