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Charge-product control approach to electrostatic leader-follower formations in LEO plasma wakes
Authors:Jordan Maxwell  Hanspeter Schaub
Institution:Ann & H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 3775 Discover Dr., UCB 429, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Abstract:The feasibility of using electrostatic forces to stabilize a close-proximity leader-follower formation is investigated. The leader craft is equipped with a set of affixed spheres whose charge is modulated to hold the charged follower craft along a proscribed trajectory to its nominal leader-relative position. This charge structure and the follower craft are constrained to remain in the plasma wake generated behind all LEO craft because the more-dense ambient plasma outside the wake prevents object charging and electric field propagation. Once the formation is achieved, a controlled electric field is generated by the leader to counter relative accelerations from perturbations like differential drag and solar radiation pressure, holding the follow near its nominal position. Two controllers are derived for the system described, incorporating Coulomb accelerations and linearized gravity and drag accelerations. Simulations are run under unmodeled perturbations and sensor noise for different scenarios, demonstrating the challenges and benefits associated with electrostatic actuation.
Keywords:Formation flying  Electrostatic actuation  Spacecraft control  Plasma wakes
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