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Formation Keeping

Formation Keeping is a control strategy in the field of aerospace engineering that maintains precise relative positions and orientations among multiple spacecraft or aerial vehicles in a coordinated formation through continuous guidance, navigation, and control adjustments.

169

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10.2K

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469

Authors

167

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2017–2026

57

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169

A coordination architecture for spacecraft formation control

Randal W. Beard, Jonathan Lawton, Fred Y. Hadaegh · IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology · 2001 · 1.1K citations

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Distributed receding horizon control for multi-vehicle formation stabilization

William B. Dunbar, Richard M. Murray · Automatica · 2006 · 751 citations

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Theory and Experiment on Formation-Containment Control of Multiple Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems

Xiwang Dong, Yongzhao Hua, Yan Zhou et al. · IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering · 2018 · 400 citations

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Formation feedback control for multiple spacecraft via virtual structures

Randal W. Beard · IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications · 2004 · 317 citations

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Formation Keeping and Attitude Alignment for Multiple Spacecraft Through Local Interactions

Wei Ren · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 2007 · 294 citations

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Authors

469

  1. CB
    Chang Boon Low

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    4 publications · 170 citations

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  2. AG
    Andrew G. Sparks

    United States Air Force Research Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 162 citations

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  3. KD
    Krishna Dev Kumar

    Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

    4 publications · 191 citations

    4

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  4. YZ
    Youmin Zhang

    Concordia University, Canada

    3 publications · 135 citations

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  5. RW
    Randal W. Beard

    Brigham Young University, United States

    3 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

167

  1. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    33 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Harbin Engineering University

    Harbin, China

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. National University of Defense Technology

    Changsha, China

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    636 citations

  4. Northwestern Polytechnical University

    Xi'an, China

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    2K citations

  5. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    563 citations

  6. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Nanjing, China

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    684 citations

  7. DSO National Laboratories

    Singapore, Singapore

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    170 citations

  8. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    10 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Aerospace Science and Technology

    AST · 9 publications · 435 citations

    9

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  3. Acta Astronautica

    9 publications · 290 citations

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  4. Ocean Engineering

    7 publications · 408 citations

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  5. ISA Transactions

    4 publications · 179 citations

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