Abstract
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The ion beam shepherd (IBS) is a recently proposed concept for modifying the orbit and/or attitude of a generic orbiting body in a contactless manner, which makes it a candidate technology for active space debris removal. In this paper we deal with the problem of controlling the relative position of a shepherd satellite coorbiting at small separation distance with a target debris. After deriving the orbit relative motion equations including the effect of the ion beam perturbation we study the system stability and propose different control strategies. | |
International
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Si |
Congress
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22nd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting |
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960 |
Place
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Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
Reviewers
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Si |
ISBN/ISSN
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978-0-87703-581-7 |
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Start Date
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29/01/2012 |
End Date
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02/02/2012 |
From page
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2145 |
To page
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2157 |
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ADVANCES IN THE ASTRONAUTICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 143 |