Robust Control for Constant Thrust Rendezvous

Abstract

In this paper, a robust orbit design approach under constant thrust is proposed based on the relative motion dynamic model. First, the design problem is cast into a convex optimization problem by introducing a Lyapunov function subject to linear matrix inequalities. Next, the robust controllers satisfying the requirements can be designed by solving this optimization problem. At last, the proposed method has the advantage of saving fuel is proved and the actual constant thrust switch control laws are obtained through the isochronous interpolation method, an illustrative example is provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed control design method.