Rendezvous and proximity operations are among the critical aspects in the future return to the Moon, and beyond. One of the most probable scenarios is the presence of a space station located in a quasi-periodic orbit about a Lagrangian point of the Earth-Moon system. Assuming a discontinuous presence of astronauts onboard, proximity operations will be heavily automated. This paper examines the relative dynamics between an active chaser and a target station in a three body setting. In particular, the dynamics and control issues are studied when some selected failures occur, which may require a new rendezvous attempt after one target orbit. The objective will be the determination and reallocation of a sequence of waypoints that guarantee passive safety of the rendezvous. The sequence of waypoints will be parametrized in terms of + consumption and time of flight between.
Failure Mitigation during Rendezvous in Cislunar Orbit
D'ONOFRIO F.;INNOCENTI M.
;BUCCHIONI G.
2022-01-01
Abstract
Rendezvous and proximity operations are among the critical aspects in the future return to the Moon, and beyond. One of the most probable scenarios is the presence of a space station located in a quasi-periodic orbit about a Lagrangian point of the Earth-Moon system. Assuming a discontinuous presence of astronauts onboard, proximity operations will be heavily automated. This paper examines the relative dynamics between an active chaser and a target station in a three body setting. In particular, the dynamics and control issues are studied when some selected failures occur, which may require a new rendezvous attempt after one target orbit. The objective will be the determination and reallocation of a sequence of waypoints that guarantee passive safety of the rendezvous. The sequence of waypoints will be parametrized in terms of + consumption and time of flight between.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.