TR2022-114

Sequential linearization-based station keeping with optical navigation for NRHO

    •  Elango, P., Di Cairano, S., Berntorp, K., Weiss, A., "Sequential linearization-based station keeping with optical navigation for NRHO", AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, September 2022.
      BibTeX TR2022-114 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Elango2022sep,
      • author = {Elango, Purnanand and Di Cairano, Stefano and Berntorp, Karl and Weiss, Avishai},
      • title = {Sequential linearization-based station keeping with optical navigation for NRHO},
      • booktitle = {AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference},
      • year = 2022,
      • month = sep,
      • issn = {-},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-114}
      • }
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    Control, Dynamical Systems, Optimization

Abstract:

In recent years, fuel-efficient station-keeping techniques have been developed for the planned Lunar Gateway mission to a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). Station-keeping approaches that rely on an autonomous navigation system that doesn't require communications with Earth are particularly important for ensuring safety and reliability. This paper presents a targeting approach for NRHO station keeping based on sequential linearization and evaluates its performance in a closed- loop simulation with a state estimator that receives position measurements from horizon-based optical navigation (OPNAV). Simulation results indicate an annual station-keeping cost (delta-v) of about 1.14 m s-1 for the proposed OPNAV-based station keeping.