Stable Nonlinear Feedback Control Using Quaternionic Orbital Elements

No AccessEngineering NotesStable Nonlinear Feedback Control Using Quaternionic Orbital ElementsPatrick Kelly, Manoranjan Majji and John L. JunkinsPatrick Kelly https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2594-1213Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843*Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 3141 TAMU.Search for more papers by this author, Manoranjan MajjiTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843†Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 3141 TAMU.Search for more papers by this author and John L. JunkinsTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843‡Distinguished Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 3141 TAMU.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:5 Sep 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007342SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Morante D., Sanjurjo Rivo M. and Soler M., “A Survey on Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Approaches,” Aerospace, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2021, p. 88. CrossrefGoogle Scholar[2] Petropoulos A., “Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers Using Candidate Lyapunov Functions with a Mechanism for Coasting,” AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2004-5089, 2004. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2004-5089 LinkGoogle Scholar[3] Petropoulos A. E., “Refinements to the Q-Law for the Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers,” AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, AAS Paper 05-162, Jan. 2005. Google Scholar[4] Petropoulos A. 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TopicsAerospace SciencesAstrodynamicsAstronauticsControl TheoryFeedback ControlGuidance, Navigation, and Control SystemsOptimal Control TheoryOrbital ManeuversPropulsion and PowerSpace OrbitSpacecraft GuidanceSpacecraft Guidance and ControlSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsFull State FeedbackOrbital ElementsTrajectory OptimizationOrbital ManeuversSpacecraft TrajectoriesSpacecraft PropulsionArgument of LatitudeDynamic Stability ControlKepler's Laws of Planetary MotionOrbital DynamicsPDF Received1 November 2022Accepted14 July 2023Published online5 September 2023