Print Email Facebook Twitter Characterizing Network Architecture for Inter-satellite Communication and Relative Navigation in Precise Formation Flying Title Characterizing Network Architecture for Inter-satellite Communication and Relative Navigation in Precise Formation Flying Author Sun, R. Guo, J. Gill, E.K.A. Maessen, D. Faculty Aerospace Engineering Department Space Engineering Date 2011-04-17 Abstract Precise formation flying (PFF) missions require formation acquisition and maintenance through interactions among spacecraft by inter-satellite communication and relative navigation. That requires the network architecture to satisfy dedicated system constraints of time-criticality for updating navigation measurements and flexibility for implementation across various phases of mission operations. Potentially applicable architectures that combine different multiple access technologies, half-duplex/full duplex configurations, and network topologies are discussed and evaluated. Half-duplex CDMA with roles rotating among all spacecraft is shown more suitable and efficient for PFF missions. Its limitation in terms of multiple access interference is analyzed as well. Subject precise formation flyingcommunicationrelative navigationtime-criticalvarious mission phasesCDMA To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d061e0c8-99cd-419e-be44-225fe063f84c Publisher IARIA ISBN 978-1-61208-128-1 Source SPACOMM 2011: 3rd International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications, Budapest, Hungary, 17-22 April 2011 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2011 IARIAThe Author(s) Files PDF spacomm_2011_5_10_300781.pdf 343.81 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d061e0c8-99cd-419e-be44-225fe063f84c/datastream/OBJ/view