Dynamic inertia identification of combined spacecraft using a sequence-aware AESP-LSTM with excitation-embedded features

Xin Cao, Deren Gong, Yongchun Xie, Shufan Wu, Du Yaoke, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Science and Technology on Space Intelligent Control Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Aerospace Control Technology, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Aerospace Intelligent Control Technology

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Published online on June 26, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Ahead of Print.
Accurate identification of the inertia tensor of combined spacecraft after capturing a non-cooperative target is crucial for stable attitude takeover in on-orbit servicing. Conventional estimators often degrade under abrupt inertia variations and ...