Multisatellite Flyby Inspection Trajectory Optimization Based on Constraint Repairing

• Main Authors: Chenyuan Peng, Jin Zhang, Bing Yan, Yazhong Luo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
• Series: Aerospace
• Subjects: multisatellite flyby inspection; constraint repairing; trajectory optimization; on-orbit services; space situational awareness
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/8/9/274

With the rapid development of on-orbit services and space situational awareness, there is an urgent demand for multisatellite flyby inspection (MSFI) that can obtain information about a large number of space targets with little fuel consumption in a short time. There are two kinds of constraints, namely inspection constraints (ICs) at each flyby point and transfer process constraints (TPCs) in the actual mission. Further considering the influence of discrete and continuous variables such as inspection sequence, time, and maneuver scheme, it is complex and difficult to solve MSFI. To optimize it efficiently, the task flow and the problem model are defined firstly. Then, the algorithm framework based on constraint repairing is given, which contains repair methods of the ICs and the TPCs. Finally, the proposed method is compared with the nonrepair optimization method in two numerical examples. The results indicate that when the constraints are hard to meet, it is better and more efficient than the nonrepair method.