Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking for Space Debris Mitigation
Launch vehicles are nonlinear dynamic systems that require skill to maneuver in tight spaces as required for docking and berthing maneuvers (DBMs). This problem is akin to the difficult task of parallel parking for ground vehicles. However, whereas the latter task can be based on a simple kinematic model, DBMs for space vehicles require the use of more complex dynamic models due to the need to model the less precise actuators (e.g., thrusters) and to explicitly consider the inertia of the vehicle due to the lack of friction or environmental resistance.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Centers of Excellence, Commercial Space Transportation. Additional contract numbers: 10-C-CST-SU-014, 10-C-CST-FSU-007, 10-C-CST-SU-028,10-C-CST-FSU-027 .
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $601500.00
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Contract Numbers:
10-C-CST-SU-004
10-C-CST-UFL-006
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Davidian, Ken
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Performing Organizations:
Florida State University, Miami
University Park Campus
Miami, FL United States 33199-University of Florida, Gainsville
339 Weil Hall
Gainsville, FL United States 32611Stanford University
320 Panama Street
Stanford, CA United States 94305 -
Principal Investigators:
Collins, Emmanuel
Fitz-Coy, Norman
Rock, Stephen
- Start Date: 20110124
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20150831
- Source Data: RiP Project 30228
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicle guidance; Docking; Launch vehicles; Spacecraft
- Uncontrolled Terms: Debris; Orbital debris
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01571736
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 10-C-CST-SU-004, 10-C-CST-UFL-006
- Files: RiP
- Created Date: Jul 29 2015 1:01AM