Design of a Model Predictive Controller for formation flight on quasi-halo orbits

This paper presents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) approach for satellite formation flying around Halo orbits, exploiting the dynamics of the quasi-halo orbits in the context of the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem (CR3BP), utilizing a relative dynamics model based on the Local Vertical Local Horizontal (LVLH) coordinate frame. The dynamics of quasi-halo orbits are ana lyzed, proposing an MPC solution, optimized for real-time satellite autonomy and dynamic space environments. TheMPCcontrollerdemonstrateditseffectivenessintrajectoryrecoverytasks, with its performance sensitivity to cost function weights revealing crucial trade-offs between maneuver time and fuel consumption.