Inthisuniquetext,authorsAlfriendetal.provideacoherentdiscussionofspacecraftrelativemotion,bothintheunperturbedandperturbedsettings,explainthemaincontrolapproachesforregulatingrelativesatellitedynamics,usingbothimpulsiveandcontinuousmaneuvers,andpresentthemainconstituentsrequiredforrelativenavigation.Theearlychaptersprovideafoundationuponwhichlaterdiscussionsarebuilt,makingthisacomplete,standaloneoffering.Intendedforgraduatestudents,professorsandacademicresearchersinthefieldsofaerospaceandmechanicalengineering,mathematics,astronomyandastrophysics,SpacecraftFormationFlyingisatechnicalyetaccessible,forward-thinkingguidetothiscriticalareaofastrodynamics.Thefirstbookdedicatedtospacecraftformationflying,writtenbyleadingresearchersandprofessorsinthefieldDevelopsthetheoryfromanastrodynamicalviewpoint,emphasizingmodeling,controlandnavigationofformationflyingsatellitesonEarthorbitsExamplesusedtoillustratethemaindevelopments,withasamplesimulationofaformationflyingmissionincludedtoillustratehighfidelitymodeling,controlandrelativenavigation
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