Engineering Solution to Typical Control Problems for the Construction of China Space Station

Authors: Qiao Z*

DOI: 10.23880/oaja-16000133

Volume 2, Issue 2

Abstract

The construction of China’s Tiangong space station was completed in 2022, and officially entered the phase of application and development. The Tiangong space station comprises several modules launched in sequence and assembled by rendezvous and docking technology and module transfer technology. The configuration of the whole station changes constantly with the construction process, demonstrating a typical complex variable configuration and multi-body flexibility characteristics. It brings great challenges to the system design of the Tiangong space station. In this paper, typical control problems encountered in the development of Tiangong space station are described, including rendezvous and docking control, module transfer control, and variable configuration assembly control. Additionally, the corresponding engineering solutions and implementation results in orbit are presented.

Keywords: Space Station; Rendezvous and Docking; Module Transfer; Assembly Control

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