Abstract: On the background of lunar orbit rendezvous and docking (RVD), a framework of the simulation system was designed. The dynamics, navigation and controller of the RVD system were built in detail, and a Simulink model of the lunar orbit RVD was established based on these results. A user interface and a 3D dynamic demonstration were designed to make the operation convenient and intuitive.The digital simulation system can be used to verify the lunar orbit RVD missions incipiently. Furthermore,a semi-physical RVD simulation was taken by using the modified model. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the inertia-visual integrated navigation and the good portability of the digital simulation system.

Key words: rendezvous and docking, digital simulation, system design, Matlab