Coordinated control and maneuvering of a network of micro-satellites in formation [Elektronische Ressource] / by Arvind Krishnamurthy

Coordinated Control and Maneuvering of aNetwork of Micro-satellites in FormationDISSERTATIONsubmitted to theFaculty of Electrical EngineeringComputer Science and MathematicsUniversity of PaderbornbyArvind Krishnamurthyin partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree ofdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)Paderborn, GermanyAugust 9, 2007First, inevitably, the idea, the fantasy, the fairy tale. Then, the scienti c calculation.Ultimately, ful llment crowns the dream.-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1926.c 2007Arvind KrishnamurthyAll rights ReservedTo my beloved wife, MalavikaAcknowledgementsI would like to start by thanking my advisor, Prof. Dr. Michael Dellnitz, as this thesiswould not have been possible without his kind support, his probing questions, and hisremarkable patience. I cannot thank him enough for his invaluable guidance throughoutmy time of research at Paderborn.I am also grateful to my co-advisor, Prof. Dr. Franz Josef Rammig, who, ever cheerfullyand jovially motivated me during this research. I am indebted to him for always lending ahelpful hand.I would also like to thank Prof. Dr. Joachim Lueckel for providing helpful insights onthis thesis. I am grateful to Dr. Martin Ziegler and Dr. Kai Gehrs for accepting to be onmy examination boardI am ever grateful for the insightful inputs from Prof. Dr. Oliver Junge (presently inTechnical University of Munich) and Dr. Robert Preis, whose doors were always open forany discussion.