Self-Organizing Control of Mega Constellations for Continuous Earth Observation
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Published:2022-11-21
Issue:22
Volume:14
Page:5896
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ISSN:2072-4292
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Container-title:Remote Sensing
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Remote Sensing
Author:
Xu YunORCID, Zhang YulinORCID, Wang Zhaokui, He Yunhan, Fan Li
Abstract
This work presents a novel self-organizing control method for mega constellations to meet the continuous Earth observation requirements. In order to decrease the TT&C pressure caused by numerous satellites, constellation satellites are not controlled according to the designed configurations but are controlled with respect to intersatellite constraints. By analyzing the street-of-coverage (SOC) of coplanar constellation satellites, the continuous coverage constraint of the mega constellation is transformed into constraints of the right ascension of ascending node (RAAN) and relative motion bound between every two adjacent coplanar satellites. The proposed continuous coverage constraint can be satisfied by most ongoing or planned mega constellations. Artificial potential functions (APFs) are used to realize self-organizing control. The scale-independent relative orbital elements (SIROEs) are innovatively presented as the self-organizing control variables. Using the Gaussian equations and Lyapunov’s theory, the stability of the APF control in quadratic form is proven, from which it can be concluded that the APF control variables of the controlled satellite should have the same time derivative as the target satellite states under two-body Keplerian motion condition, and SIROEs are ideal choices. The proposed controllers and self-organizing rules are verified in the sub-constellation of the GW-2 mega constellation by simulation. The results demonstrate the goodness in control effect and ground coverage performance.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China Huzhou Distinguished Scholar Program Zhejiang University
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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