1. Formation Flying with Flexible Structures Erika Ooten Biediger, Masaki Nagai, Kuniyuki Omagari, Ikutaro Morita Advisors: William Singhose, Saburo Matunaga, Chang Hee-Won 2002 University Space Systems Symposium

2. Participating Universities Georgia Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology University of North Dakota University of Tokyo Project Manager : US:Erika Biediger Japan:Kuniyuki Omagari

3. Current State of art

4. Final Objective Control satellites with flexible appendages in a Formation Flying Cluster Robotic Arm Solar Panel Tethered cluster

5. Additional flexible appendage

6. Project Tasks Control Architecture UT, UND, TITech Input Shaping Ga Tech Simulation NASA Goddard Experiments TITech, UT

7. Scenario Collaborative projects between Japan and USA Shared theoretical and simulation development Comparison of Independent simulation results Ground experiment at Ti Tech + NASDA

8. Schedule Control architecture for two satellites Add a flexible mode Add input shaping Simulation Experiments at TITech & NASDA Add motto flexible modes Revise input shaping Experiments at TITech & NASDA

9. Timeline Feb. 2003Control Architecture March 2003Flexible mode addition March 2003Add input shaping March 2003Simulation tests May 2003Experimental verification June 20032 flexible modes June 2003Revise input shaping Aug. 2003Experimental verification Nov. 2003Present Results to USSS

10. Future Objective 2005Three Satellite Formation Flying using ground test beds 2005Concept design & BBM test satellite 2006EM of satellite & variable tests 2007Flight Model 2008Space verification

11. Budget Initial money in place to begin collaboration Expansion of project may require additional funding