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Linear Parameter-Varying Control of Spacecraft Relative Motion in Elliptical Orbits via Geometry-Informed Convexification
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Linear Parameter-Varying Control of Spacecraft Relative Motion in Elliptical Orbits via Geometry-Informed Convexification

Takahiro Sasaki, Naomi Murakami, Nicola Baresi and Finn Ankersen
Program and Proceedings of 30th ISSFD
30th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics (ISSFD 2026) (Toulouse, France, 01/06/2026–05/06/2026)
12/02/2026

Abstract

This paper studies spacecraft relative-motion control in elliptical orbits, where the relative dynamics exhibit strong periodic time variation and conventional Linear Time-Invariant control is inadequate. The dynamics are reformulated as a Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) model using true-anomaly-based scheduling parameters. A compact convex poly-tope is then proposed to reduce conservatism and ver-tex count while preserving robustness over the full operating range. Gain-scheduled controllers designed from this LPV model are evaluated for a representative relative transfer scenario. Numerical results demonstrate improved transient tracking performance compared with conventional rectangular convex-hull formulations , highlighting the effectiveness of the proposed reduced-vertex LPV representation for rendezvous and formation-flying missions.

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