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A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerospace Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2023 | Viewed by 608
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Interests: satellite formation/cluster dynamics and control; satellite constellation design and control; drag-free satellite mechanics and control
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Interests: astrodynamics; spacecraft relative motion; satellite formation flying; asteroid exploration; trajectory design and optimization
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Interests: robotics and control; intelligent planning and applications
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Interests: spacecraft dynamics and control; asteroid exploration; multi-agent systems
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Interests: robotics; navigation; optimal filtering; orbit determination; hybridization theory
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autonomous formation systems have made several previously difficult missions possible, as well as enhanced the quality of many existing missions. A formation system comprising multiple members not only inherits the challenges encountered by a single-member system, but there are also new concerns to address in order to achieve cooperation. Multiple spacecraft formations, for example, are engaged in the dynamical coupling of orbit and attitude throughout flight, as are large-scale systems with communication time delays, etc.
This Special Issue aims to collect broad research findings in autonomous formation systems, including the topics of guidance, dynamics, control, planning, and decision making. We are especially interested in recent studies involving multi-body autonomous systems. We invite submissions of papers on all relevant topics, including in the fields of aerospace, robotics, and aircraft.
Dr. Jihe Wang
Dr. Wei Wang
Dr. Chengxi Zhang
Dr. Ran Sun
Dr. Jin Wu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- spacecraft formation, constellation systems
- robotics, aircraft systems
- mission management and trajectory planning
- guidance, dynamics, and control
- swarm intelligence of networked systems