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Distributed Control of Spacecraft Formations via Cyclic Pursuit: Theory and Experiments

Jaime L. Ramirez-Riberos

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Marco Pavone

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Emilio Frazzoli

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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David W. Miller

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Published Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.46511

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