Dynamical cartography of Earth satellite orbits

We have carried out a numerical investigation of the coupled gravitational and non-gravitational perturbations acting on Earth satellite orbits in an extensive grid, covering the whole circumterrestrial space, using an appropriately modified version of the SWIFT symplectic integrator, which is suitable for long-term ($～$120?years) integrations of the non-averaged equations of motion. Hence, we characterize the long-term dynamics and the phase-space structure of the Earth-orbiter environment, starting from low altitudes ($～$400?km) and going up to the GEO region and beyond. This investigation was done in the framework of the EC-funded “ReDSHIFT” project, with the purpose of enabling the definition of passive debris removal strategies, based on the use of physical mechanisms inherent in the complex dynamics of the problem (i.e., resonances). Accordingly, the complicated interactions among resonances, generated by different perturbing forces (i.e., lunisolar gravity, solar radiation pressure, tesseral harmonics in the geopotential) are accurately depicted in our results, where we can identify the regions of phase space where the motion is regular and long-term stable and regions for which eccentricity growth and even instability due to chaotic behavior can emerge. The results are presented in an “atlas” of dynamical stability maps for different orbital zones, with a particular focus on the (drag-free) range of semimajor axes, where the perturbing effects of the Earth’s oblateness and lunisolar gravity are of comparable order. In some regions, the overlapping of the predominant lunisolar secular and semi-secular resonances furnish a number of interesting disposal hatches at moderate to low eccentricity orbits. All computations were repeated for an increased area-to-mass ratio, simulating the case of a satellite equipped with an on-board, area-augmenting device. We find that this would generally promote the deorbiting process, particularly at the transition region between LEO and MEO. Although direct reentry from very low eccentricities is very unlikely in most cases of interest, we find that a modest “delta-v” ($\mathrm{\Delta }V$) budget would be enough for satellites to be steered into a relatively short-lived resonance and achieve reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere within reasonable timescales ($～$50?years).     

一类椭圆轨道交会中的动力学方程研究

研究了一类追踪器和目标器轨道半长轴相差不大、轨道面外的距离相差不大的小偏心率椭圆交会的动力学问题.首先选择合适的圆轨道上的点建立参考系,推导出针对圆轨道参考系的无量纲化线性定常方程,并获得相应的相对状态;接着讨论该方程在小偏心椭圆轨道两冲量交会中的应用;最后进行数值仿真,验证动力学方程和制导策略,并与CW方程及制导策略的相关仿真进行比较.仿真结果表明本文给出的动力学方程的精度优于CW方程,能有效解决这类椭圆交会问题.     

一种基于滑动库的多模自适应控制方法

针对系统参数跳变时常规自适应控制闭环系统暂态响应差的问题,论文提出了一种基于滑动库的多模自适应控制方法。该控制器由多个参数已知的固定模型,一个自适应模型和一个滑动模型库构成。固定模型由被控对象在特定环境下的特征模型直接映射获得,其参数和其邻域一起覆盖被控对象的参数集;自适应模型对被控对象进行在线参数辨识,其参数被用来动态更新固定模型库;滑动模型库根据当前的工作点从固定模型库中选择离工作点较近的部分模型参与控制,优化控制模型集,减少计算量。仿真实验的结果表明了该方法的有效性。