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The idea of using multiple small satellites is becoming very attractive for future space missions. As a consequence the cooperative motion for teams of autonomous small space-craft systems is also becoming increasingly important for maneuvers such formation ying, docking and proximity operations for small satellites. This paper describes the work w...
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... this particular project we developed COSMOS software agents, one for each satellite, that report the dynamics and receive state information for proper guidance of each satellite. Figure 1 shows a diagram of the COSMOS software implementation for this particular problem. We also developed a Ground Station Agent that receives and forwards the dynamic state information and state-of-health information. ...
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... simulators are all software applications and the OTB combines simulators with spacecraft hardware and test equipment where possible to mimic as closely as possible the reaction of the spacecraft to commands and operational states in a realistic environment. COSMOS was designed from the beginning to monitor and control multiple satellites (up to at least 100) and keeping track of so many satellites is a difficult logistics and human factors problem that is greatly helped by the COSMOS Executive Operator (CEO), a prototype screen of which is shown in Figure 1. This will be a primary tool in this project. ...
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