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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This volume in two parts presents the proceeding of the 10th Annual AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting held in Clearwater, Florida, January 23-26, 2000.

(Extracted from the Press Release).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword.

-Preface.

-Contents.

-Part I:

-Topics in Control Theory.

-Rigid Body Attitude Tracking Without Angular Velocity Feedback.
-Low-Order Closed Loop Compensators for Satellite Attitude Control/Determination Using Linear-Quadratic Gaussian/Loop Transmission Recovery.
-Stability of Matched Basis Function Repetitive Control.
-Numerical Determination of Optimal Feedback Control in Nonlinear Problems With State/Control Constraints.
-Frequency-Domain Clear-Box Disturbance Rejection.
-Unified Formulation of Linear Iterative Learning Control.

-Formation Flying.

-Design and Implementation of Synchronized Autonomous Orbit and Attitude Control for Multiple Spacecraft Formation Using GPS Measurement Feedback.
-The ION-F Formation Flying Experiments.
-Precise Formation Flying Control of Multiple Spacecraft Using Carrier-Phase Differential GPS.
-SPHERES: A Testbed for Long Duration Satellite Formation Flying in Micro-Gravity Conditions.
-Orbit Establishment for Formation Flying of Satellites.
-Modern Software Architecture for Satellite Formation Flight Dynamics Automation.
-Impulsive Spacecraft Formation Flying Control to Establish Specific Mean Orbit Elements.

-Orbit Determination and Navigation.

-Comparison of GPS-Based Precision Orbit Determination Approaches for ICESat.
-An Assessment of the Benefits of Including GLONASS Data in GPS-Based Precise Orbit Determination  - I:S/A Analysis.
-Optical Tracker and S-Band Ranging Utility for Accurate Orbit Determination  and Prediction.
-Orbit Determination  Applications With the Space-Based Visible Space Surveillance Sensor.
-Numerical Studies in the Vicinity of GPS Deep Resonance.
-Application of a Stochastic Filtering Method for Removing Orbit Error.
-Orbit Determination  at a Single Ground Station Using Range Rate Data.
-Ground System Support of an Onboard Navigation System: Implementation and Operations Experiences.
-An Autonomous Navigation System for the German Small Satellite Mission BIRD.

-Attitude Determination and Estimation.

-Laser Pointing Determination Using Stellar Reference System in Geoscience Laser Altimeter System.
-A Suboptimal Algorithm for Attitude Determination from Multiple Star Cameras.
-Cooperative Attitude Determination.
-Attitude Determination Performance Improvement Through Enhanced Quest Algorithm Modification.
-A Kalman Filter Approach to System Alignment Calibration.
-k-Vector Range Searching Techniques.
-Optimal Linear Attitude Estimator.
-Singularity and Attitude Estimation.

-Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers.

-New Analytic Solutions to the Fuel-Optimal Orbital Transfer Problem Using Low-Thrust Exhaust-Modulated Propulsion.
-Analytic Solution to the Problem of Turning of an Elliptic Orbital Plane Via Spherical Intermediate Thrust Arc.
-Fuel-Optimal Three-Dimensional Earth-Mars Trajectories With Low-Thrust Exhaust-Modulated Plasma Propulsion.
-A Hohmann Transfer Analog for Power-Limited, Continous Thrust Transfers Between Coplanar Circular Orbits.
-Trajectories to Comets Using Solar Electric Propulsion.
-Guidance Schemes for Low-Thrust LEO-GEO Transfers.
-Low-Thrust Eccentricity and Out-of-Plane Corrections.

-Satellite Constellations and Formations.

-Radio Interference Between Non-Geostationary Communication Satellite Constellations.
-Orbital Debris Hazard Assessment Methodologies for Satellite Constellations.
-Average and Maximum Revisit Time Trade Studies for Satellite Constellations Using a Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm.
-The Implementation of Maintaining Constant Distance Between Satellites in Elliptic Orbits.
-Using GPS Reflections for Satellite Remote Sensing.

-Attitude Dynamics and Control.

-Attitude Maneuvers for MightySat II.1 Hyperspectral Data Collects.
-Attitude Control System and Star Tracker Performance of the Wide-Field Infrared Explorer Spacecraft.
-Improvement of the Satellite Attitude Stability by the Sliding Mode Control While a Robot Arm Works on a Satellite.
-Numerical Calculation of Flow Field in Equatorial Mounted Fluid-in Tube Satellite Dampers.
-Optimal Design of a Two-Dimensional Passive Coning Attenuator for Spinning Spacecraft Under Thrust.