Spacecraft formation control strategy on Sun-Earth Lissajous orbit

Key words:  deep space formation  collinear libration point  Lissajous orbit  linear matrix inequality  threshold control

Abstract:

To carry out the deep space exploration tasks near Sun-Earth Libration point L2, the CRTBP dynamic model was built up and the numerical conditional quasi-periodic orbit (Lissajous orbit) was computed near L2. Then, a formation controller was designed with linear matrix inequality to overcome the difficulty of parameter tuning. To meet the demands of formation accuracy and present thruster’s capability, a threshold scheme was adopted for formation control. Finally, some numerical simulations and analysis were completed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed control strategy.