Automatic orbital docking with tumbling target using sliding mode control

The present study aimed to propose translational and rotational control of a chaser spacecraft in the close vicinity docking phase with a target subjected to external disturbances. For this purpose, two sliding mode controls (SMC) are developed to coordinate the relative position and attitude of two spacecraft. The chaser is guided to the tumbling target by the relative position control, approaching in the direction of the target docking port. At the same moment, the relative attitude control coordinates the chaser attitude so that it can be aligned with the target orientation. These control systems regulate the relative translational and rotational velocities to be zero when two spacecraft are docking. The robustness of the closed-loop system in the presence of external disturbances, measurement noises and uncertainties is guaranteed by analyzing and calculating the control gains via the Lyapunov function. The simulations in different scenarios indicated the effectiveness of the controller scheme and precise maneuver regarding the accuracy of docking conditions.     

航天器交会飞行设计方法研究

针对半自主飞行追踪星,阐述航天器交会总体设计方法。根据对接点的地理位置范围、共面轨道倾角以及目标星轨道周期与追踪星入轨点地理位置,确定交会飞行时间和两星初始相位差范围。考虑最小轨道机动动力要求与飞行轨迹安全性等因素,并兼顾地面测控条件,设计追踪星远程导引段与相对导航段的轨道机动与飞行轨迹,特别是选择与比较不同的初始轨道、调相轨道与漂移轨道以及保持点停泊时间与最终逼近段飞行时间等交会飞行要素,调整飞行时间、相位差与对接点位置,确定最佳交会飞行方案,完成空间交会任务。     

旋转非合作目标终端逼近的姿轨控制研究

针对旋转非合作目标的终端逼近过程进行研究, 建立了适用于任意偏心率的精 确航天器相对运动和姿态动力学模型, 并对传统的直线型同步自旋逼近策略进行 改进, 设计了用于保障终端逼近安全性的指数衰减型参考轨迹; 推导了基于比例 微分加解耦控制方法的相对轨道和姿态控制律, 通过数值仿真验证了控制器的有效性.      

挠性航天器姿态机动的变论域自整定模糊PID控制

建立了带有太阳翼的挠性航天器的姿态动力学模型,应用改进的罗德里格参数来描述姿态运动学模型。针对挠性航天器模型参数不确定性和环境干扰等问题,提出了变论域自整定模糊比例积分微分(PID)控制方案,构建了计算简单并且可以达到控制精度的伸缩因子。基于Matlab/Simulink进行了仿真验证,结果表明,变论域自整定模糊PID 控制响应速度比传统PID控制、模糊PID控制快350s,且无超调,不仅能够使航天器完成对目标姿态的机动,而且能够有效地抑制挠性太阳翼的振动。     

Active collision avoidance maneuver under constant thrust

In this paper, the relative position parameters of the target spacecraft are obtained by using the vision measurement and the target maneuver positions are calculated through the isochronous interpolation method. Furthermore, new switch control laws under constant thrust are designed for active collision avoidance maneuver of the chaser along a specified trajectory. The switch control laws are obtained based on the acceleration sequences and the working times of thrusters in three axes which can be respectively computed by the time series analysis method. The perturbations and fuel consumptions are addressed during the computation of the working times.     

Motion-planning and pose-tracking based rendezvous and docking with a tumbling target

Rendezvous and docking (RVD) with a tumbling target is challenging. In this paper, a novel control scheme based on motion planning and pose (position and attitude) tracking is proposed to solve the pose control of a chaser docking with a tumbling target in the phase of close range rendezvous. Firstly, the current desired motion of the chaser is planned according to the motion of the target. In planning the desired motion, the “approach path constraint” is considered to avoid collisions between the chaser and the target, and the “field-of-view constraint” is considered to make sure the vision sensors on the chaser to obtain tight relative pose knowledge of the target with respect to the chaser. Then, the difference between the chaser’s motion and the desired motion is gradually reduced by a pose tracking controller. This controller is based on the non-singular terminal sliding mode (NTSM) method to make the tracking error converge to zero in finite time. Since the chaser nearly moves along the desired motion and the motion is reasonable, (1) it could safely arrive at the docking port of the target with a suitable relative attitude, (2) it will be always suitably oriented to observe the target well, and (3) the magnitude of the needed control inputs are less than that in existing literatures. The numerical results demonstrate the above three advantages of the proposed method.     

基于线性协方差方法的交会对接误差分析

将线性协方差分析方法和蒙特卡罗仿真相结合,按交会任务和飞行特征把交会过程分为变轨飞行、自由飞行和中途速度修正三种特征段,研究了状态误差的传播规律和交会过程中各种误差对交会对接精度的影响。在变轨飞行段,分析了追踪航天器的姿态误差、控制系统性能状态估计误差,以及目标航天器轨道摄动对状态误差传播的影响。在自由飞行段,分析了追踪航天器估计状态误差的先验值和测轨误差对状态误差传播的影响。在中途速度修正段,分析了追踪航天器姿态误差和控制系统性能误差对状态误差传播的影响。仿真结果表明,误差分析方法设计合理,可以指导交会对接的轨道设计工作,能对已经设计好的交会策略进行误差分析和设计验证。     

人控交会对接控制方法研究

追踪器上的航天员根据摄像机的图像手动操作手柄完成目标器和追踪器的对接任务,为了减轻航天员负担,提高人控对接成功率,文章提出的思路是姿态控制采用自动控制,使得追踪器姿态和合作目标器姿态保持一致,航天员只负责相对位置控制。文章给出了航天员的相对位置控制策略,并将全系数自适应控制和PID控制方法用于追踪器的姿态控制。仿真结果表明,采用全系数自适应控制进行姿态控制过渡过程时间短、稳态精度高,有利于航天员完成人控对接的任务。     

铰链展开式构型航天器设计及其动力学仿真

基于航天器结构的模块化设计概念,设计了一种空间可展开航天器模块化结构构型,即铰链展开式构型。利用虚拟样机技术,建立了模块化本体和太阳翼虚拟样机模型。在空间失重环境下,分析了模块化本体和太阳翼在3种展开顺序下（本体各模块和太阳翼同时展开、太阳翼先展开本体各模块后展开和本体各模块先展开太阳翼后展开）对航天器姿态的影响,同时对比了不同扭簧参数对姿态角和展开时间的影响。仿真结果表明该模型可为未来高机动、多型态、多用途自适应变构型航天器的设计以及空间姿态控制提供技术支持和借鉴。     

Robust fault-tolerant saturated control for spacecraft proximity operations with actuator saturation and faults

In this paper, the motion control problem of autonomous spacecraft rendezvous and docking with a tumbling target in the presence of unknown model parameters, external disturbances, actuator saturation and faults is investigated. Firstly, a nonlinear six degree-of-freedom dynamics model is established to describe the relative motion of the chaser spacecraft with respect to the tumbling target. Subsequently, a robust fault-tolerant saturated control strategy with no precise knowledge of model parameters and external disturbances is proposed by combining the sliding mode control technique with an adaptive methodology. Then, within the Lyapunov framework, it is proved that the designed robust fault-tolerant controller can guarantee the relative position and attitude errors converge into small regions containing the origin. Finally, numerical simulations are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control strategy.     

航天器近距离导引轨迹规划仿真系统设计

以航天器近距离导引轨迹规划仿真验证为目标,对基于Visual C+ +,Vega Prime和Matlab的联合仿真系统进行开发研究.首先,建立了数学模型.然后,利用Matlab对所建立的数学模型进行优化求解,得到追踪航天器近距离机动时的位置、速度等信息.并通过Multigen Creator软件建立卫星等对象的模型,使用Vega Prime进行视景仿真.之后,采用Visual C+ +进行系统集成,建立基于三者相结合的仿真验证系统.最后,以椭圆参考轨道下近距离交会的连续推力式燃料最优轨迹规划为例,验证了该联合仿真系统.     

Forming and keeping fast fly-around under constant thrust

A new switching control algorithm under constant thrust is designed for the chaser fast flying around the target spacecraft along a specified fly-around trajectory. The switching control laws are obtained based on the acceleration sequences and the on time of thrusters which can be computed by the time series analysis method. The perturbations and fuel consumptions are addressed during the computation of the on time of thrusters. Furthermore, the relative position parameters of the target spacecraft are obtained by using the vision measurement and the target fly-around positions are calculated through the isochronous interpolation method. The change of the relative position and the relative velocity of the chaser during the constant thrust fast fly-around are presented through simulation example. It is proved that, with the switching control laws, the chaser will fast fly around the target spacecraft along the specified fly-around trajectory.     

航天器交会最终逼近段相对姿态估计与控制

对航天器交会对接最终逼近段,给出姿态运动学方程统一形式以及相对姿态动力学方程;除了应用交会航天器的绝对姿态运动方程进行相对姿态估计(间接法)外,还直接应用相对姿态运动方程进行相对姿态估计(直接法);阐述相对姿态控制的相平面法与四元数反馈法的设计方法.相平面控制法应用常值推力,针对小姿态角机动的特点,将相对姿态通道解耦为3个独立的二阶子系统,设计相平面推力方向切换函数;四元数反馈法应用简化的基于本征轴旋转的线性二阶系统,选择相对四元数与角速率反馈增益系数,确定控制力矩.此外,对相对姿态估计与控制方法进行模拟计算与比较.理论分析与模拟计算结果表明:应用扩展Kalman滤波的相对姿态间接估计法与直接估计法是有效的,后者有可能简化估计算法;相平面控制法与四元数反馈法均可有效实现相对姿态控制,前者应用常值推力(推力方向与姿态反馈有关),较易实现,但动力消耗较大,后者按控制力矩随姿态反馈量而变,动力消耗较小.      

Prospects of using a permanent magnetic end effector to despin and detumble an uncooperative target

Space debris, such as defunct satellites and upper stages of rockets, becomes an uncooperative target after losing its attitude control and communication ability. In addition, tumbling motion can occur due to environmental perturbations and residual angular momentum prior to the object’s end-of-mission. To minimize the collision risk during docking and capturing of the tumbling target, a non-contact method based on the eddy current effect is put forward to transmit the control torque to the tumbling target. The main idea is to induce a controllable torque on the conducting surface of the tumbling target using a rotational magnetic field generated by a Halbach rotor. The radial and axial Halbach rotors are used to damp the spinning and nutation motions of the target, respectively. The normal and tangential force are evaluated concerning the relative pose between the chaser and the target. A simplified dynamic model of the nutation damping and despinning processes is developed and the influences of the asymmetrical principal moments of inertia and transverse angular velocity are discussed. The numerical simulation results show that the designed Halbach rotor stabilized the target attitude within an acceptable time. The electromagnetic nutation damping and despinning method provides new solutions for the development of on-orbit capture technology.     

利用小波分析在轨识别空间目标轨道机动

空间目标的轨道机动往往隐藏在测量噪声中, 不容易被识别出来. 轨道机动可以引起机械能的突变, 用空间目标与航天器的单位质量机械能差作为机动识别的特征信号, 不会引入航天器本身的定轨误差. 用小波多尺度分解处理含噪声的特征信号, 对分解后的数据利用算法识别是否存在机动. 仿真结果表明, 本文提供的方法能有效识别空间目标的轨道机动.      

Two-level optimization approach for Mars orbital long-duration,large non-coplanar rendezvous phasing maneuvers

A relative dynamics equation-set based on orbital element differences with J₂ effects is derived, based on which a two-level approach is proposed to optimize the Mars orbital rendezvous phasing with a large difference in the initial ascending node. The up-level problem uses the revolution deviation between the target spacecraft and the chaser as the design variable, and employs a linear search to find the optimum. The low-level problem uses the maneuver revolutions, locations, and impulses as the design variables, and is solved using a hybrid genetic algorithm combined with sequential quadratic programming. To improve the solution accuracy, an iteration method is developed to satisfy the terminal constraints of the absolute numerical integration trajectory. Test cases involving Mars sample return missions with large initial node differences are presented, which show that the relative dynamics, two-level optimization model, and hybrid optimization algorithm are efficient and robust. Compared with previously published results, the total velocity increment has been further reduced by utilizing this proposed approach. It is found that a five-impulse plan requires the least quantity of propellant, and a propellant-optimal minimum rendezvous duration exists for this long-duration, large non-coplanar rendezvous problem.     

Tube-based robust output feedback model predictive control for autonomous rendezvous and docking with a tumbling target

In this paper, a tube-based robust output feedback model predictive control method (TRMPC) is proposed for controlling chaser spacecraft docking with a tumbling target in near-circular orbit. The controller contains a simple, stable, Luenberger state estimator and a tube-based robust model predictive controller. Several practical challenges are also considered under dock-enabling conditions, such as the control saturation, velocity constraint, approach corridor constraint, and collision avoidance constraint. Meanwhile, uncertainties are carefully analyzed when designing the controller, including dynamics uncertainty, measurement error, and control deviation. The TRMPC ensures that all possible state trajectories with uncertainties lie in the minimum robust positively invariant set (mRPI, i.e., the so-called tube in this paper). The tube center is the solution of a nominal (without uncertainties) system. Another important contribution of this paper is to propose a technique where it is unnecessary to calculate the mRPI explicitly. Thereby, the ‘curse of dimensionality’ can be avoided for a six-dimensional system. To verify the feasibility of the proposed TRMPC strategy in the presence of uncertainties, two scenarios of autonomous rendezvous and docking (AR&D) are simulated. The simulation results show that the TRMPC method is more efficient in minimizing the uncertainties, fuel consumption, and computational cost, compared to the classic model predictive control (MPC) method.     

挠性航天器退步自适应姿态机动及主动振动控制

针对带有分布式压电陶瓷执行机构的挠性航天器姿态机动与主动振动控制问题,提出了一种退步直接自适应一体化控制方法.首先,建立了挠性航天器姿态机动与主动振动控制的模型,并分析了动力学子系统的近似严格正实性;然后,采用退步直接自适应控制方法,设计了挠性航天器的姿态机动主动振动控制器,并证明了控制闭环系统的稳定性;最后,进行了不同仿真条件下的数学仿真验证.理论分析与数学仿真结果表明,该控制方法不依赖航天器参数,对系统参数不确定性具有强鲁棒性,能有效抑制挠性附件的振动,对挠性航天器的控制是有效的.     

飞行器交会对接相对位置和姿态的估值方法

在飞行器的交会对接过程中 ,应用计算机视觉系统作为精确传感设备 ,测量飞行器相对于固定在空间站的坐标系的三维位置和方向 ,为导航和控制回路提供需要的反馈信息。文中研究了由计算机视觉系统采集的二维图像信息估计飞船相对于空间站的位置和姿态的方法 ;提出了光点检测光线拟合算法 ,并给出数字仿真结果。     

非合作目标的自主接近控制律研究

主要研究了针对非合作航天器的自主交会和拦截两种接近模式的控制律。根据非线性相对运动方程,采用李雅普诺夫(Lyapunov)方法设计了自主交会的控制律;并对该控制律进行了改进,使其适用于拦截模式,能以一定的相对速度接近目标。同时针对非合作目标存在机动的情况,采用Lyapunov最小-最大方法设计了自主接近的控制律。仿真结果证明了基于Lyapunov方法的自主接近控制律的有效性。