FOREWORD    vii

PREFACE    ix

TOPICS IN CONTROL THEORY    1

Rigid Body Attitude Tracking Without Angular Velocity Feedback (AAS 00-100), Maruthi Ram Akella    3

Low-Order Closed Loop Compensators for Satellite Attitude Control/Determination Using Linear-Quadratic Gaussian/Loop Transmission Recovery   (LQG/LTR) Methods (AAS 00-102), Donald L. Mackison    11

Stability of Matched Basis Function Repetitive Control (AAS 00-103), Richard W. Longman, Raphael Akogyeram, Andrew Hutton and Jer-Nan Juang    33

Numerical Determination of Optimal Feedback Control in Nonlinear Problems With State/Control Constraints (AAS 00-104), Peter M. Krämer-Eis, Hans Georg Bock, Richard W. Longman and Johannes P. Schlöder    53

Frequency-Domain Clear-Box Disturbance Rejection (AAS 00-105), Hong-Jen Chen, Brij N. Agrawal, Richard W. Longman, and Minh Q. Phan    73

Unified Formulation of Linear Iterative Learning Control (AAS 00-106), Minh Q. Phan, Richard W. Longman and Kevin L. Moore    93

FORMATION FLYING    113

Design and Implementation of Synchronized Autonomous Orbit and Attitude Control for Multiple Spacecraft Formation Using GPS Measurement Feedback (AAS 00-107), Guang Q. Xing, Shabbir A. Parvez and David Folta     115

The ION-F Formation Flying Experiments (AAS 00-108), Mark Campbell, R. Rees Fullmer and Christopher D. Hall    135

Precise Formation Flying Control of Multiple Spacecraft Using Carrier-Phase Differential GPS (AAS 00-109), Gokhan Inalhan, Franz D. Busse and Jonathan P. How    151

SPHERES: A Testbed for Long Duration Satellite Formation Flying in Micro-Gravity Conditions (AAS 00-110), D. Miller, A. Saenz-Otero, J. Wertz, A. Chen, G. Berkowski, C. Brodel, S. Carlson, D. Carpenter, S. Chen, S. Cheng, D. Feller, S. Jackson, B. Pitts, F. Perez and J. Szuminski    167

Orbit Establishment for Formation Flying of Satellites (AAS 00-111), S. R. Vadali and S. Vaddi    181

Modern Software Architecture for Satellite Formation Flight Dynamics Automation (AAS 00-112), Fred Perkins and Paul Noonan    195

Impulsive Spacecraft Formation Flying Control to Establish Specific Mean Orbit Elements (AAS 00-113), Hanspeter Schaub and Kyle T. Alfriend    207

ORBIT DETERMINATION AND NAVIGATION    221

Comparison of GPS-Based Precision Orbit Determination Approaches for ICESat (AAS 00-114), Hyung-Jin Rim, Charles E. Webb, Sung Byun and Bob E. Schutz    223

 An Assessment of the Benefits of Including GLONASS Data in GPS-Based Precise Orbit Determination – I: S/A Analysis (AAS 00-115), Stefano Casotto and Alberto Zin    237

Optical Tracker and S-Band Ranging Utility for Accurate Orbit Determination and Prediction (AAS 00-116), J. Cox, C. C. Chao, P. W. Stephens and L. F. Warner    257

Orbit Determination Applications With the Space-Based Visible Space Surveillance Sensor (AAS 00-117), Jayant Sharma    275

Numerical Studies in the Vicinity of GPS Deep Resonance (AAS 00-118), B. E. Schutz    287

Application of a Stochastic Filtering Method for Removing Orbit Error (AAS 00-119), Jason M. Tardy, Bruce J. Haines and Craig A. Kluever    303

Orbit Determination at a Single Ground Station Using Range Rate Data (AAS 00-120), Daniel Coyle and Henry J. Pernicka     321

Ground System Support of an Onboard Navigation System: Implementation and Operations Experiences (AAS 00-121), Lauri Kraft Newman, Paul J. Noonan and Cheryl J. Gramling     337

An Autonomous Navigation System for the German Small Satellite Mission BIRD (AAS 00-122), Eberhard Gill, Oliver Montenbruck and Thomas Terzibaschian    351

ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND ESTIMATION    365

Laser Pointing Determination Using Stellar Reference System in Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (AAS 00-123), Sungkoo Bae and Bob E. Schutz    367

A Suboptimal Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Multiple Star Cameras (AAS 00-124), Malcolm D. Shuster    383

Cooperative Attitude Determination (AAS 00-125), Sergei Tanygin    395

Attitude Determination Performance Improvement Through Enhanced Quest Algorithm Modification (AAS 00-126), Injung Kim and Jinho Kim    415

A Kalman Filter Approach to System Alignment Calibration (AAS 00-127), Mark E. Pittelkau    429

k-Vector Range Searching Techniques (AAS 00-128), Daniele Mortari and Beny Neta    449

Optimal Linear Attitude Estimator (AAS 00-129), Daniele Mortari, F. Landis Markley and John L. Junkins    465

Singularity And Attitude Estimation (AAS 00-130), Daniele Mortari, Michela Angelucci and F. Landix Markley    479

LOW-THRUST ORBIT TRANSFERS    495

New Analytic Solutions to the Fuel-Optimal Orbital Transfer Problem Using Low-Thrust Exhaust-Modulated Propulsion (AAS 00-131), Robert H. Bishop and Dilmurat M. Azimov    497

Analytic Solution to the Problem of Turning of an Elliptic Orbital Plane Via Spherical Intermediate Thrust Arc (AAS 00-208), Dilmurat M. Azimov and Robert H. Bishop    513

Fuel-Optimal Three-Dimensional Earth-Mars Trajectories With Low-Thrust Exhaust-Modulated Plasma Propulsion (AAS 00-132), R. S. Nah, S. R. Vadali and E. Braden    531

A Hohmann Transfer Analog for Power-Limited, Continuous Thrust Transfers Between Coplanar Circular Orbits (AAS  00-133), Nikos Markopoulos    551

Trajectories to Comets Using Solar Electric Propulsion (AAS 00-134), Jon A. Sims    561

Guidance Schemes for Low-Thrust LEO-GEO Transfers (AAS 00-135), Daniel J. O’Shaughnessy and Craig A. Kluever     575

Low-Thrust Eccentricity and Out-of-Plane Corrections (AAS 00-136), Sébastien Herbiniere, Vincent Martinot, Sophie Geffroy and Pascal Brousse    595

SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS AND FORMATIONS     609

Radio Interference Between Non-Geostationary Communication Satellite Constellations (AAS 00-137), Ronald Proulx, David Castiel, John Draim and Paul Cefola    611

Orbital Debris Hazard Assessment Methodologies for Satellite Constellations (AAS 00-138), David B. Spencer, K. Kim Luu, W. Spencer Campbell, Marlon E. Sorge and Alan B. Jenkin     639

Average and Maximum Revisit Time Trade Studies for Satellite Constellations Using a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm (AAS 00-139), Edwin A. Williams, William A. Crossley and Thomas J. Lang    653

The Implementation of Maintaining Constant Distance Between Satellites in Elliptic Orbits (AAS 00-141), Zhaozhi Tan, Peter M. Bainum and Avaine Strong     667

Using GPS Reflections for Satellite Remote Sensing (AAS 00-142), David Mickler and George Born    685

ATTITUDE DYNAMICS AND CONTROL    701

Attitude Maneuvers for MightySat II.1 Hyperspectral Data Collects (AAS 00-144), Craig A. McLaughlin and Scott Carter     703

Attitude Control System and Star Tracker Performance of the Wide-Field Infrared Explorer Spacecraft (AAS 00-145), Russ Laher, Joe Catanzarite, Tim Conrow, Tom Correll, Roger Chen, Dave Everett, David Shupe, Carol Lonsdale, Perry Hacking, Nick Gautier and Ken Lebsock    723

Improvement of the Satellite Attitude Stability by the Sliding Mode Control While a Robot Arm Works on a Satellite (AAS 00-146), Mitsushige Oda    753

Numerical Calculation of Flow Field in Equatorial Mounted Fluid-in-Tube Satellite Dampers (AAS 00-147), Martin Creaven and Ronan Flanagan    765

Optimal Design of a Two-Dimensional Passive Coning Attenuator for Spinning Spacecraft Under Thrust (AAS 00-149), Dominic Halsmer and Andrew Lang    785
 
 

Page

ORBIT DYNAMICS AND STABILITY    795

Parallel Numerical Integration Methods for Orbital Motion (AAS 00-151), Peter Nagel and Bob E. Schutz    797

MEO Disposal Orbit Stability and Direct Reentry Strategy (AAS 00-152), C. C. Chao    817

Spacecraft Motion About Slowly Rotating Asteroids (AAS 00-153), W. Hu and D. J. Scheeres    839

Stability Analysis of the Europa Orbiter (AAS 00-154), D. J.  Scheeres and M. D. Guman    855

Temporary Satellite Capture of Short-Period Jupiter Family Comets from the Perspective of Dynamical Systems (AAS 00-155), K. C. Howell, B. G. Marchand and M. W. Lo    869

On Periodic Orbits Around Geostationary Positions (AAS 00-156), Martín Lara and Antonio Elipe    889

Focal-Type Elements Based on Quasi-Keplerian Systems.  An Application to Satellite Motion (AAS 00-157), Ignacio Aparicio and Luis Floría    901

MISSION ANALYSIS FOR EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITES    913

An Improved Strategy for Maintaining Repeat Ground Tracks at High Latitudes (AAS 00-159), Peter Demarest and Bob E. Schutz    915

Risk Mitigation Using Monte Carlo (AAS 00-160), Conrad Schiff, Susan Good and Dave Rohrbaugh     925

Earth Observing - 1 (EO-1) Ascent Strategy (AAS 00-161), Paul J. Noonan, Susan Good and Robert DeFazio     937

Landsat-7 Ascent Planning (AAS 00-162), E. Lucien Cox, Jr.     951

GRACE Mission Design: Impact of Uncertainties in Disturbance Environment and Satellite Force Models (AAS 00-163), Daniel D. Mazanek, Renjith R. Kumar, Hans Seywald and Min Qu    967

Mission Planning for the Twin GRACE Satellites (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) (AAS 00-164), Wallace Fowler, Srinivas Bettadpur and Byron Tapley    987

INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS    999

Altimeter Range Processing Analysis for Spacecraft Navigation About Small Bodies (AAS 00-165), J. J. Bordi, P. G. Antreasian, J. K. Miller and B. G. Williams    1001

Shoot the Moon (AAS 00-166), Wang Sang Koon, Martin W. Lo, Jerrold E. Marsden and Shane D. Ross    1017

Cassini Maneuver Experience:  Finishing Inner Cruise (AAS 00-167), Troy D. Goodson, Donald L. Gray, Yungsun Hahn and Fernando Peralta    1031

Cassini Orbit Determination From First Venus Flyby to Earth Flyby (AAS 00-168), M. D. Guman, D. C. Roth, R. Ionasescu, T. D. Goodson, A. H. Taylor and J. B. Jones    1053

Aeroassist Technology Planning for Exploration (AAS 00-169), Michelle M. Munk and Richard W. Powell    1073

A Light-Weight Hypersonic Inflatable Drag Device for a Neptune Orbiter (AAS 00-170), Angus D. McRonald    1085

Development of a Target Marker for Landing on Asteroids (AAS 00-171), Shujiro Sawai, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Daniel J. Scheeres, Naoki Yoshizawa and Masahiro Ogawawara    1101

Trajectory Design for Low-Cost Main-Belt Asteroid Sample Return Mission (AAS 00-172), Alexander A. Sukhanov and Otávio Duráo    1119

ORBIT TRANSFERS: LUNAR AND LIBRATION POINTS    1139

Optimal Trajectories for Secondary Payloads from Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits to the Moon (AAS 00-173), Brian E. McKay and Scott R. Dahlke    1141

The Efficient Computation of Transfer Trajectories Between Earth Orbit and L₁ Halo Orbit Within the Framework of the  Sun-Earth Restricted Circular Three Body Problem (AAS 00-174), Jean Albert Kechichian    1159

Moon Assisted Out of Plane Maneuvers of Earth Spacecraft (AAS 00-175), C. Circi, F. Graziani and P. Teofilatto    1181

Some Zero Cost Transfers Between Libration Point Orbits (AAS 00-177), G. Gómez and J. Masdemont    1199

MISSION ANALYSIS TOOLS    1217

Near-Real Time Atmospheric Density Correction Using NAVSPASUR Fence Observations (AAS 00-179), George R. Granholm, Ronald J. Proulx, Paul J. Cefola, Andrew I. Nazarenko and Vasily Yurasov    1219

Precision of a Multi-Satellite Trajectory Database Estimated from Satellite Laser Ranging (AAS 00-180), John H. Seago, Mark A. Davis and Anne E. Clement     1235

Effect of Atmospheric Density Uncertainty on Collision Probability (AAS 00-181), Deok-Jin Lee and Kyle T. Alfriend     1255

A General Method for Calculating Satellite Collision Probability (AAS 00-182), Russell P. Patera    1275

Accuracy Assessment of the Naval Space Command Special Perturbations Cataloging System (AAS 00-183), Jonathan Boers, Shannon Coffey, William J. Barnds, David Johns, Mark Davis and John Seago    1291

TETHERS AND SPACE STRUCTURES    1305

Nonplanar Deployment Dynamics of the ASTOR Tethered Satellite System (AAS 00-187), Andre P. Mazzoleni    1307

A Two Bar Model for the Dynamics and Stability of Electrodynamic Tethers (AAS 00-188), J. Peláez, M. Ruiz, O. López-Rebollal, E. C. Lorenzini and M. L. Cosmo    1327

Effect of Electromagnetic Forces on the Orbital Dynamics of Tethered Satellites (AAS 00-189), Eric L. M. Lanoix, Arun K. Misra, Vinod J. Modi and G. Tyc    1347

A New Kind of Dynamic Instability in Electrodynamic Tethers (AAS 00-190), J. Peláez, E. C. Lorenzini, O. Lopez-Rebollal and M. Ruiz    1367

Preliminary Orbit Determination of a Tethered Satellite (AAS 00-191), C. Qualls and D. A. Cicci    1387

The Space Anchor:  A Tethered Drag Device to Enhance Orbit Capture (AAS 00-192), Chauncey Uphoff and Frank Janssens     1403

Use of Tethered Satellite Estimation Methods in Identifying Re-Entering Objects (AAS 00-194), T. A. Lovell, S. Cho, J. E. Cochran, Jr. and D. A. Cicci    1427

The Motion of a Flexible Beam Supporting a Moving Rigid Body (AAS 00-195), Shlomo Djerassi    1447

INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS: MARS    1459

Mission Design for a Wright Brothers’ Centennial Mars Airplane Mission in 2003 (AAS 00-196), Paul A. Penzo    1461

Evaluation of Mars Entry Reconstructed Trajectories Based on Hypothetical ‘Quick-Look’ Entry Navigation Data (AAS 00-197), P. R. (Rick) Pastor, Robert H. Bishop and Scott A. Striepe    1473

Mars Global Surveyor Azimuth Gimbal Anomaly: The Analysis of the Problem and Solution, and the Implementation (AAS 00-198), Joseph Neelon, Stuart Spath and Wayne Sidney      1491

Aerobraking Trajectory Options for the First Mars Micro-Mission Telecom Orbiter (AAS 00-199), Daniel T. Lyons     1511

Earth Return Aerocapture of the Transhab Vehicle for a Manned Mars Mission (AAS 00-200), Donny Muth and James Evans Lyne    1531

Mars Polar Lander Approach Navigation (AAS 00-201), P. D. Burkhart, V. Alwar, S. W. Demcak, P. D. Esposito, E. J. Graat, V. M. Pollmeier, B. M. Portock and M. S. Ryne    1539

CONTROL APPLICATIONS    1559

Structured Adaptive Model Inversion Applied to Tracing Spacecraft Maneuvers (AAS 00-202), Kamesh Subbarao, Ajay Verma and John L. Junkins     1561

Optimal Reorientation of a Multibody Spacecraft Through Joint Motion Using Averaging Theory (AAS 00-203), W. Todd Cerven and V. Coverstone-Carroll    1579

Potential Uses of Solar Radiation Pressure in Satellite Formation Flight (AAS 00-204), Trevor Williams and Zhong-Sheng Wang    1599

Accuracy and Optimality of Direct Transcription Methods (AAS 00-205), Hui Yan, Fariba Fahroo and I. Michael Ross    1613

Control Laws for Minimum Orbital Changes – The Satellite Retrieval Problem (AAS 00-206), Timothy Cichan and Robert G. Melton    1631

Mitigating Multi-Path Error by Neural Network (AAS 00-207), Roberto V. F. Lopes, Vlademir Carrara, Werner Enderle
and Christian Arbinger    1639

APPENDICES    1651

Publications of the American Astronautical Society    1653

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences     1654
Science and Technology Series    1661
AAS History Series    1668

INDEX    1671

Numerical Index    1673

Author Index    1679