3 papers
math.OC2026
Closed-form Optimal Propulsive-Differential Drag Control for Large Reconfigurations of Spacecraft Swarms
Matthew Hunter, Simone D'Amico
Distributed Space Systems offer unique capabilities but have significant hardware limitations on computational processing and fuel when employing small satellites. These constraint…
math.OC2026
Closed-form Optimal Solutions for Propulsive-Differential Drag Control of Spacecraft Swarms
Matthew Hunter, Simone D'Amico
This paper presents a novel optimal control approach for Distributed Space Systems (DSS) to minimize the total delta-v cost for large, time-constrained reconfigurations. Reconfigur…
math.OC2025
Optimal Impulsive Control of Cislunar Relative Motion using Reachable Set Theory
Matthew Hunter, Walter J. Manuel, Simone D'Amico
This work presents the first application of the state-of-the-art Koenig-D'Amico reachable set theory solver to cislunar, chaotic relative motion in the Circular-Restricted Three-Bo…