Guidance and Control of a Space Robot-manipulator at Approach and Capturing a Passive Satellite

Abstract

Methods for spatial guidance and control of a space robot-manipulator at approach and capturing a non-cooperative satellite in conditions of uncertainty and incompleteness of measurements are considered. An operational strategy to estimate the resources needed for onboard devices of the robots control system is discussed. The simulation results on capturing of a non-operating satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit are presented.