Distributed Satellite Formation Based on Swarm Intelligence of Pigeon Flocks

摘要

In this paper, a collective motion model is established based on the mechanism of interaction pattern switching in pigeon flocks. Inspired by the swarm intelligence in the pigeon flocks, a distributed formation algorithm based on the model is proposed to coordinate a multi-satellite system to realize formation under environments with space debris and other obstacles. The comparative simulation with the traditional distributed algorithm without pattern switching is executed to verify the feasibility, validity, and superiority of the proposed algorithm.