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Optimal solar sail planetocentric trajectories
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Sackett, L. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | The analysis of solar sail planetocentric optimal trajectory problem is described. A computer program was produced to calculate optimal trajectories for a limited performance analysis. A square sail model is included and some consideration is given to a heliogyro sail model. Orbit to a subescape point and orbit to orbit transfer are considered. Trajectories about the four inner planets can be calculated and shadowing, oblateness, and solar motion may be included. Equinoctial orbital elements are used to avoid the classical singularities, and the method of averaging is applied to increase computational speed. Solution of the two-point boundary value problem which arises from the application of optimization theory is accomplished with a Newton procedure. Time optimal trajectories are emphasized, but a penalty function has been considered to prevent trajectories which intersect a planet's surface. |
| File Size | 10948167 |
| Page Count | 92 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780016308 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8ff8k83m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrodynamics Solar Sails Boundary Value Problems Numerical Analysis Transfer Orbits Trajectories Equations of Motion Trajectory Analysis Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
