This paper presents a review of previous work within the field of spacecraft formation flying,
including modeling approaches and controller design. In addition, five new approaches for …

Spacecraft formation flying using Coulomb forces is a relatively new technology for
spacecraft control and may have application for a wide variety of mission objectives …

Analytical Mechanics of Space Systems by Hanspeter Schaub and John Junkins is a
comprehensive treatment of a stimulating and challenging subject that is both old and new …

This paper investigates the problem of fast and accurate six-degree-of-freedom spacecraft
formation control under communication and computation constraints, considering attitude …

This brief investigates the control problem for a number of cooperative spacecraft with
communication constraints. It is assumed that a set of cooperative local controllers …

Cluster flight algorithms enable the operation of multiple satellites within given distance
bounds for long periods of time. Synchronizing the states of the satellites in the cluster is …

Coulomb spacecraft are satellites that can actively control their electrostatic charge and thus
exploit intervehicle electrostatic forces to control tight relative motion. The stabilization …

Remote sensing of the Earth from a geostationary orbit can be accomplished by deploying
four independent spacecraft arranged in a tetrahedral configuration. This arrangement …

Formation flying is a new paradigm in space mission design, aimed at replacing large
satellites with multiple small satellites. Some of the proposed benefits of formation flying …

The minimum-time, constant-thrust, orbital phasing maneuver is studied numerically.
Nondimensionalization reduces the problem to one where thrust magnitude and phase …