In collaboration with Obruta Space Solutions Corp, Carleton University’s Spacecraft Robotics and Control Lab developed and validated a fuel-optimal guidance law for spacecraft rendezvous using NASA’s Astrobee experimental facility aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 71.
A video showcasing the approach is available on our YouTube channel, here: https://youtu.be/YXJHa4KaNj8
Preliminary results were presented at the AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, held on January 2025:
Yazan Chihabi, Kirk Hovell, and Steve Ulrich, “On-orbit Results of Optimal Guidance and Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous,” AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Kaua’i, Hawaii, Jan 19-23, 2025.