Error Analysis and Modification of Inverse Simulation for Manually Controlled Rendezvous and Docking
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 1
Abstract
Based on the characteristics of manually controlled rendezvous and docking, this paper proposes a novel discrete inverse-simulation method for investigating handling qualities. The proposed method was verified by teleoperation console experiments. The steady-state error and stability were analyzed using -domain criteria and verified by theoretical simulation. Furthermore, to reduce the high-frequency oscillations caused by the observed errors, the inverse-simulation method was modified by combining it with adaptive predicted-threshold filtering. The simulation results indicate that the modified inverse strategy can be used to dampen the oscillations and better reproduce maneuvers.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the test subject for volunteering to participate in the experiments of this study, as well as the anonymous reviewers for their invaluable feedback. This study was cosupported by the 973 Program (No. 2013CB733100) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11272346 and 11472301).
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Volume 30 • Issue 1 • January 2017
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Received: Dec 3, 2014
Accepted: May 2, 2016
Published online: Jul 21, 2016
Discussion open until: Dec 21, 2016
Published in print: Jan 1, 2017
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