Abstract
This paper investigates the on-orbit assembly mission planning problem of a large space antenna structure. The study is significantly important for the construction of large-scale spatial structures. The flexible connection between the antenna pieces and the topological constraint are taken into consideration. Several innovative approaches are presented to realize the mission planning process. First, the mesh model from the fly net dynamics is adopted and modified to create a mapping between the vibrations of the antenna plate during the assembly process and the assembly path. Second, the geometrical model is developed to implement the topological constraint into the system. Finally, a hybrid method combining the branch-and-bound method and the modified ant colony algorithm is proposed to solve the optimization problem. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can efficiently obtain a solution which respects the topological constraint and suppresses the vibration disturbance as much as possible.
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