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Satellite Formation Flight Navigation Using The Clohessy-Wiltshire Equations, Anna Kimmich
Satellite Formation Flight Navigation Using The Clohessy-Wiltshire Equations, Anna Kimmich
Aerospace Engineering
This report presents the design and simulation of a satellite navigation program using Matlab. The program allows any number of independent satellites to navigate in a co-planar cluster formation in a circular orbit with no input besides its location coordinates from a simulated GPS unit and the relative location of other satellites from a simulated on-board sensor. This navigation program uses a potential field-like function to calculate the desired satellite position within the formation. It uses the Clohessy-Wiltshire equations to calculate the impulsive maneuvers needed to achieve and maintain the formation.