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SUMMARY:Model Predictive Control Design and Implementation for Spacecraft 
 Rendezvous - Ed Hartley (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20110225T140000Z
DTEND:20110225T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Ioannis Lestas
DESCRIPTION:Rendezvous is an important part of current and future space mi
 ssions.  For example\, in the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission\, there wil
 l be a rendezvous and capture manoeuvre in a Mars orbit where a passive co
 ntainer containing a soil sample must be captured by an orbiting chaser cr
 aft.  There is strong motivation to perform such manoeuvres autonomously d
 ue to long communication delays\, and tight tolerances.  In addition\, thr
 uster propellant is a finite resource so must be used efficiently.\n\nThis
  talk will present the design and implementation of a model predictive con
 trol (MPC) system to autonomously perform a spacecraft rendezvous and capt
 ure operation from the point of target detection all the way until target 
 capture.  Propellant consumption is actively minimised in the presence of 
 physical and operational constraints through the use of constrained optimi
 sation.
LOCATION:Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LR3
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