Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Rendezvous and Docking for Space Vehicles

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
New Technologies and Developments in Unmanned Systems (ISUDEF 2022)

Part of the book series: Sustainable Aviation ((SA))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 163 Accesses

Abstract

Today, technology in the field of space is developing rapidly. In this direction, the scope and importance of studies in space is gradually expanding. Expanding space studies have created high spacecraft capabilities and precision operational processing requirements, creating the curiosity of reaching other planets and objects. In this context, rendezvous and docking problems have emerged. In this study, the docking problem was tried to be solved for two objects moving in the same orbit, and the amount of thrust required for docking was calculated using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-based system. With this study, the basic logic for the solutions and simulations of more complex problems to be created in the future has been tried to be examined.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

CW:

Clohessy-Wiltshire

EKF:

Extended Kalman filter

GNSS:

Global navigation satellite system

References

  • Hajiyev, C. (2011). GNSS signal processing via linear and extended Kalman filters. Asian Journal of Control, 13(2), 1–10.

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  • Ho, Chi-Chang J. & Mcclamroch, N. H. (1993). Automatic spacecraft docking using computer vision-based guidance and control techniques. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 16(2), 281–288.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kalman, R. E. & Bucy, R. S. (1961) New Results in Linear Filtering and Prediction Theory. Journal of Basic Engineering, 83(1), 95–108. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3658902

  • Philip, N. K., & Ananthasayanam, M. R. (2003). Relative position and attitude estimation and control schemes for the final phase of an autonomous docking mission of spacecraft. Acta Astronautica, 52(7), 511–522. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00125-X

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Weiss, Avishai, Baldwin, Morgan & Erwin, Richard & Kolmanovsky, Ilya. (2015). Model Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Strategies for Handling Constraints and Case Studies. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 23, 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2014.2379639

  • Ye, D., Lu, W., & Mu, Z. (2019). Compound control for autonomous docking to a three-axis tumbling target. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 41(4), 911–924. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142331218758889

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Defense University, Hezârfen Aeronautics and Space Technologies Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye

    Mert Sever & Tuncay Yunus Erkeç

Authors
  1. Mert Sever
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tuncay Yunus Erkeç
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

    T. Hikmet Karakoc

  2. School of Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Soledad Le Clainche

  3. Telecommunications Engineering School, King Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain

    Xin Chen

  4. School of Aviation, Süleyman Demirel University, Keciborlu, Isparta, Türkiye

    Alper Dalkiran

  5. Porsuk Vocational School, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

    Ali Haydar Ercan

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Sever, M., Erkeç, T.Y. (2023). Rendezvous and Docking for Space Vehicles. In: Karakoc, T.H., Le Clainche, S., Chen, X., Dalkiran, A., Ercan, A.H. (eds) New Technologies and Developments in Unmanned Systems. ISUDEF 2022. Sustainable Aviation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37160-8_13

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37160-8_13

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-37159-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-37160-8

  • eBook Packages: EnergyEnergy (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation