Autonomous space systems control incorporating automated maneuvers strategies in the presence of parameters uncertainties.

The research attempts to deal with the autonomous space systems incorporating new automated maneuvers strategies in the presence of parameters uncertainties. The main subject behind the investigation is to realize the high-resolution small amplitude orbital maneuvers via the first control strategy. And subsequently to realize the large amplitude orbital maneuvers via the second control strategy, as well.

Stability analysis of autonomous space systems in the presence of large disturbances: A Lyapunov-based constrained control strategy.

The research addresses a Lyapunov-based constrained control strategy to deal with the autonomous space system in the presence of large disturbances. The aforementioned autonomous space system under control is first represented through a dynamics model and subsequently the proposed control strategy is fully investigated with a focus on the three-axis detumbling and the corresponding pointing mode control approaches. The three-axis detumbling mode control approach is designed to deal with the unwanted angular rates of the system to be zero, while the saturations of the actuators are taken into consideration.

Full quaternion based finite-time cascade attitude control approach via pulse modulation synthesis for a spacecraft.

In the aspect of further development of investigations in the area of spacecraft modeling and analysis of the control scheme, a new hybrid finite-time robust three-axis cascade attitude control approach is proposed via pulse modulation synthesis. The full quaternion based control approach proposed here is organized in association with both the inner and the outer closed loops. It is shown that the inner closed loop, which consists of the sliding mode finite-time control approach, the pulse width pulse frequency modulator, the control allocation and finally the dynamics of the spacecraft is realized to track the three-axis referenced commands of the angular velocities.

On spacecraft maneuvers control subject to propellant engine modes.

The paper attempts to address a new control approach to spacecraft maneuvers based upon the modes of propellant engine. A realization of control strategy is now presented in engine on mode (high thrusts as well as further low thrusts), which is related to small angle maneuvers and engine off mode (specified low thrusts), which is also related to large angle maneuvers. There is currently a coarse-fine tuning in engine on mode.

Applying mean shift, motion information and Kalman filtering approaches to object tracking.

Contemporary research is developing techniques to tracking objects in videos using color features, and the mean shift (MS) algorithm is one of the best. This known algorithm is employed to find the location of an object, in image sequence, by using a coefficient called the Bhattacharyya coefficient. This coefficient is calculated through an object tracking algorithm to present the similarity in appearance between an object and its candidate model, where the best representation of an object is acquired, once this is could be maximized.