Model Predictive Control of Connected Spacecraft Formation
Somasundar Kannan, Parijat Bhowmick, Seyed Amin Sajadi Alamdari · IFAC-PapersOnLine · 2022
In this contribution the authors discuss the application of Model Predictive Control (MPC) to achieve a connected network formation of spacecrafts. A set of three spacecrafts are used to achieve in-plane formation which are initially in a connected network. Two scenarios including formation control and formation control with collision avoidance in a leader-follower configuration is addressed through simulation studies. The aspect of MPC stability and network connectivity is also addressed briefly in the context of formation control.