3. Control laws

An orbital rendezvous requires precise control of the vehicle's trajectory and its real-time updating in response to any disturbances encountered. This section presents the formulation of the optimal control problem and the main control laws adapted to on-board guidance.

3.1 Optimum control

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3.1.1 Minimum consumption

The vehicle is modeled as a material point with position $\vec{r}$ ...

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