Decentralized differential drag based control of nanosatellites swarm spatial distribution using magnetorquers |
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Authors: | Danil Ivanov Uliana Monakhova Anna Guerman Mikhail Ovchinnikov Dmitry Roldugin |
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Affiliation: | 1. Moscow Center for Fundamental and Applied Mathematics, Miusskaya Sq.4, Moscow 125047, Russian Federation;2. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics RAS, Miusskaya Sq.4, Moscow 125047, Russian Federation |
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Abstract: | Nanosatellites in the swarm initially move along arbitrary unbounded relative trajectories according to the launch initial conditions. Control algorithms developed in the paper are aimed to achieve the required spatial distribution of satellites in the along-track direction. The paper considers a swarm of 3U CubeSats in LEO, their form-factor is suitable for the aerodynamic control since the ratio of the satellite maximum to minimum cross-section areas is 3. Each satellite is provided with the information about the relative motion of neighboring satellites inside a specified communication area. The paper develops the corresponding decentralized control algorithms using the differential drag force. The required attitude control for each satellite is implemented by the active magnetic attitude control system. A set of decentralized control strategies is proposed taking into account the communicational constraints. The performance of these strategies is studied numerically. The swarm separation effect is demonstrated and investigated. |
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Keywords: | Swarm of nanosatellites Differential drag Decentralized control Magnetorquers |
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