• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.154-169
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• 2012

This paper presents a comprehensive review of spacecraft guidance algorithms for asteroid intercept and rendezvous missions. Classical proportional navigation (PN) guidance is reviewed first, followed by pulsed PN guidance, augmented PN guidance, predictive feedback guidance, Lambert guidance, and other guidance laws based on orbit perturbation theory. Optimal feedback guidance laws satisfying various terminal constraints are also discussed. Finally, the zero-effort-velocity (ZEV) error, analogous to the well-known zero-effort-miss (ZEM) distance, is introduced, leading to a generalized ZEM/ZEV guidance law. These various feedback guidance laws can be easily applied to real asteroid intercept and rendezvous missions. However, differing mission requirements and spacecraft capabilities will require continued research on terminal-phase guidance laws.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1072-1078
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 일반적인 타원 궤도상에서의 두 위성체간의 랑데부와 도킹을 수행하기 위한 적응 제어기법을 개발하였다. 직교좌표계를 이용해서 나타낸 두 비행체간의 상대운동방정식을 일반적인 해밀토니안 운동방정식의 형태로 변환한 후, 불확실한 시스템 파라미터를 가진 동적시스템을 위해 개발된 적응제어기법을 적용하여 제어 알고리즘을 유도하였다. 시스템 파라미터를 추정하는데 투사기법을 적용하여 파라미터 추정값의 변화에 의한 특이점을 회피할 수 있도록 하였으며, 수치해석을 통하여 추적비행체의 질량이 불확실한 경우에 대하여 제어 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.775-783
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 서로 다른 궤도상에 있는 두 우주비행체의 랑데부를 위한 최소 에너지 순간추력을 구하는 문제를 다룬다. 두 우주비행체의 궤도는 공면 궤도나 원 궤도 같이 특정 지어진 궤도가 아닌 일반적인 궤도이다. 이러한 최적화 문제를 다루기 위해 범용변수를 사용한 케플러 방정식과 두 우주비행체의 최종 위치 및 속도를 구속조건으로 사용하며, 전이 궤도의 정보를 얻기 위해 라그랑지 계수를 이용한다. 이 방법은 최소 에너지를 고려한 예시와 대기시간까지 고려한 예시를 통해 보여 지며, 최소 에너지 궤도로 알려진 호만 궤도와 비교함으로써 검증된다. 비록 닫힌 형태의 해를 얻을 수는 없었지만, 수치해석적 방식을 적용함으로써 다양한 궤도 전이 문제의 해를 구할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.221-228
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• 1998

유한 전력 추력 기를 사용하는 저 궤도의 우주 비행 체가 다른 저 궤도의 우주 비행 체와 랑데부할 때 공기저항의 영향을 연구하였다. 공기의 밀도는 지수 함수적으로 감소한다고 가정하였고 능동 비행 체의 주차 궤도는 6655.935km의 반경을 갖는 윈 궤도, 수동 비행 체의 궤도는 7321.529km의 윈 궤도로 가정하였다. 능동 비행 체의 궤적, 소모된 연료의 양, 추력 가속도의 크기를 비교한 결과, 저 궤도의 우주비행 체간의 랑데뷰 시 연료의 최적화 문제에 공기저항이 무시할 수 없는 영향을 미친다는 결론을 내릴 수 있었다. 그리고 능동 비행 체가 $360^{\circ}$이상의 각으로 회전하는 경우일 때 공기저항의 효과가 더 크게 나타난다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.59.1-59.1
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• 2021

The Korean spacecraft for the exploration of Apophis will be equipped with an optical navigation camera with a wide-angle lens. The major purpose of the wide-angle camera is to capture imagery during the rendezvous phase in order to determine the spacecraft's position and the pointing direction relative to the asteroid Apophis. Two potential sciences, however, can be achieved by the wide-angle camera: (1) to measure the high-order gravity terms, and (2) to capture possible ejecting small particles. In this presentation, we will discuss instrument specification and operation scenario required to accomplish the given science objectives.

• 천문학회보
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.61.3-62
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• 2015

Remote-sensing observation is one of the observation methods that provide valuable information, such as composition and surface physical conditions of solar system objects. The Hayabusa spacecraft succeeded in the first sample returning from a near-Earth asteroid, (25143) Itokawa. It has established a ground truth technique to connect between ordinary chondrite meteorites and S-type asteroids. One of the scientific observation instruments that Hayabusa carried, Asteroid Multi-band Imaging Camera(AMICA) has seven optical-near infrared filters (ul, b, v, w, x, p, and zs), taking more than 1400 images of Itokawa during the rendezvous phase. The reflectance of planetary body can provide valuable information of the surface properties, such as the optical aspect of asteroid surface at near zero phase angle (i.e. Sun-asteroid-observer's angle is nearly zero), light scattering on the surface, and surface roughness. However, only little information of the phase angle dependences of the reflectance of the asteroid is known so far. In this study, we investigated the phase angle dependences of Itokawa's surface to understand the surface properties in the solar phase angle of $0^{\circ}-40^{\circ}$ using AMICA images. About 700 images at the Hayabusa rendezvous phase were used for this study. In addition, we compared our result with those of several photometry models, Minnaert model, Lommel-Seeliger model, and Hapke model. At this conference, we focus on the AMICA's v-band data to compare with previous ground-based observation researches.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.770-778
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• 2013

태양돛은 태양복사압을 이용하여 연료소모 없이 우주선에 지속적인 추력을 제공하는 방식으로, 심우주 임무나 지속적인 궤도기동이 필요한 임무에 적합하다. 본 논문에서는 태양돛의 기본 원리를 소개하고 태양중심, 행성중심 궤도에서의 국소최적제어 기법을 연구하였다. 각각의 최적제어 기법에 대한 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 핼리혜성 랑데부 궤적을 생성하였으며, 여러 가지 행성탈출 기법을 비교하였다.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.271-290
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• 2020

The paper describes the analysis of deployment strategies and trajectories design suitable for executing the inspection of an operative spacecraft in orbit through re-usable CubeSats. Similar missions have been though indeed, and one mission recently flew from the International Space Station. However, it is important to underline that the inspection of an operative spacecraft in orbit features some peculiar characteristics which have not been demonstrated by any mission flown to date. The most critical aspects of the CubeSat inspection mission stem from safety issues and technology availability in the following areas: trajectory design and motion control of the inspector relative to the target, communications architecture, deployment and retrieval of the inspector, and observation needs. The objectives of the present study are 1) the identification of requirements applicable to the deployment of a nanosatellite from the mother-craft, which is also the subject of the inspection, and 2) the identification of solutions for the trajectories to be flown along the mission phases. The mission for the in-situ observation of Space Rider is proposed as reference case, but the conclusions are applicable to other targets such as the ISS, and they might also be useful for missions targeted at debris inspection.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.43-56
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• 2011

An integrated system composed of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system for autonomous proximity operations and the docking of two spacecraft was developed. The position maneuvers were determined through the integration of the state-dependent Riccati equation formulated from nonlinear relative motion dynamics and relative navigation using rendezvous laser vision (Lidar) and a vision sensor system. In the vision sensor system, a switch between sensors was made along the approach phase in order to provide continuously effective navigation. As an extension of the rendezvous laser vision system, an automated terminal guidance scheme based on the Clohessy-Wiltshire state transition matrix was used to formulate a "V-bar hopping approach" reference trajectory. A proximity operations strategy was then adapted from the approach strategy used with the automated transfer vehicle. The attitude maneuvers, determined from a linear quadratic Gaussian-type control including quaternion based attitude estimation using star trackers or a vision sensor system, provided precise attitude control and robustness under uncertainties in the moments of inertia and external disturbances. These functions were then integrated into an autonomous GNC system that can perform proximity operations and meet all conditions for successful docking. A six-degree of freedom simulation was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the integrated system.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.105-117
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• 2021

In this study, a preliminary trajectory design is conducted for a conceptual spacecraft mission to a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) (99942) Apophis, which is expected to pass by Earth merely 32,000 km from the Earth's surface in 2029. This close approach event will provide us with a unique opportunity to study changes induced in asteroids during close approaches to massive bodies, as well as the general properties of NEAs. The conceptual mission is set to arrive at and rendezvous with Apophis in 2028 for an advanced study of the asteroid, and some near-optimal (in terms of fuel consumption) trajectories under this mission architecture are to be investigated using a global optimization algorithm called monotonic basin hopping. It is shown that trajectories with a single swing-by from Venus or Earth, or even simpler ones without gravity assist, are the most feasible. In addition, launch opportunities in 2029 yield another possible strategy of leaving Earth around the 2029 close approach event and simply following the asteroid thereafter, which may be an alternative fuel-efficient option that can be adopted if advanced studies of Apophis are not required.