Relative Position Keeping for Precise Formation Flying Using Linear Momentum Exchange

No AccessEngineering NotesRelative Position Keeping for Precise Formation Flying Using Linear Momentum ExchangeJingji Wang, Shuang Li, Chunyang Liu and Zhenbo WangJingji WangNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 211106 Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Aerospace Control Engineering.Search for more papers by this author, Shuang Li https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-5036Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 211106 Nanjing, People’s Republic of China†Professor, Department of Aerospace Control Engineering; . Member AIAA (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Chunyang LiuShanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute, 201109 Shanghai, People’s Republic of China‡Assistant Professor.Search for more papers by this author and Zhenbo Wang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-9765University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996§Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007190SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Okolie C. J. and Smit J. L., “A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Fusion: Pre-Processing, Methods and Applications,” ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol. 188, June 2022, pp. 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2022.03.016 Google Scholar[2] Massinas B. 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All requests for copying and permission to reprint should be submitted to CCC at www.copyright.com; employ the eISSN 1533-3884 to initiate your request. See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. TopicsAircraft OperationsAircraft Operations and Technology KeywordsFormation FlyingRelative position keepingLinear momentum exchangeAcknowledgmentsThis study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 11972182) and funded by the National Defense Science and Technology Project Foundation of China (grant no. 0303002).PDF Received17 August 2022Accepted26 December 2022Published online1 February 2023