Modeling and Simulation for Multi-Missions Space Exploration VehicleAsteroids and Near-Earth Objects [NEOs] are of great interest for future space missions. The Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle [MMSEV] is being considered for future Near Earth Object missions and requires detailed planning and study of its Guidance, Navigation, and Control [GNC]. A possible mission of the MMSEV to a NEO would be to navigate the spacecraft to a stationary orbit with respect to the rotating asteroid and proceed to anchor into the surface of the asteroid with robotic arms. The Dynamics and Real-Time Simulation [DARTS] laboratory develops reusable models and simulations for the design and analysis of missions. In this paper, the development of guidance and anchoring models are presented together with their role in achieving mission objectives and relationships to other parts of the simulation. One important aspect of guidance is in developing methods to represent the evolution of kinematic frames related to the tasks to be achieved by the spacecraft and its robot arms. In this paper, we compare various types of mathematical interpolation methods for position and quaternion frames. Subsequent work will be on analyzing the spacecraft guidance system with different movements of the arms. With the analyzed data, the guidance system can be adjusted to minimize the errors in performing precision maneuvers.Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chang, Max (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States) Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2011
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Public
Keywords
Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle [MMSEV]Dynamics and Real-Time Simulation (DARTS)Near Earth Object Simulation visibility_offNo Preview Available