Laboratory facility to verify motion control algorithms for multi-element systems

Laboratory facility for simulation of planar formation mock-up dynamics is being developed at Zentrum für Angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM) in Bremen (Germany) which is intended to be used for verification of motion control algorithms. Mock-up parameters are determined and elements of the optimal control theory are stated. The control algorithm together with Kalman filter parameters which are used to control the mock-up are developed.