Volume 29, Issue 1 No AccessFormation Design in Eccentric Orbits Using Linearized Equations of Relative MotionChristopher Lane and Penina AxelradChristopher Lane University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0431Search for more papers by this author and Penina Axelrad University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0431Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.13173SectionsPDFPDF Plus ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byRobust learning for collision-free trajectory in space environment with limited a priori informationActa Astronautica, Vol. 187Neural-aided GNC reconfiguration algorithm for distributed space system: development and PIL testAdvances in Space Research, Vol. 67, No. 5Collision Probability Prediction and Orbit Maneuvering Probability Determination of Non-Cooperative Space Object Orbit12 October 2020 | Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, No. 20Loosely displaced formation-keeping control for satellite swarm with continuous low-thrust25 September 2020 | International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Vol. 17, No. 5Proximity Operations and Three Degree-of-Freedom Maneuvers Using the Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor10 September 2020 | Robotics, Vol. 9, No. 3Passive damping and vibration test of airborne stable pods for power line inspection using helicopters25 February 2020 | Measurement and Control, Vol. 53, No. 5-6Adaptive H Kalman filtering for stochastic systems with nonlinear uncertaintiesUncertainty propagation in the N-body problem using Dromo elementsActa Astronautica, Vol. 156Nonlinear Analytical Equations of Relative Motion on J2-Perturbed Eccentric OrbitsBradley Kuiack and Steve Ulrich15 October 2018 | Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 41, No. 12Linearized relative motion equations through orbital element differences for general Keplerian orbits21 May 2018 | Astrodynamics, Vol. 2, No. 3Semianalytical Solutions of Relative Motions with Applications to Periodic Orbits about a Nominal Circular OrbitMathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2018Attractive Manifold-Based Noncertainty-Equivalence Adaptive Spacecraft Formation Flying Using Output FeedbackKeum W. 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