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Optimal trajectories for orbital transfers using low and medium thrust propulsion systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cobb, Shannon S. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | For many problems it is reasonable to expect that the minimum time solution is also the minimum fuel solution. However, if one allows the propulsion system to be turned off and back on, it is clear that these two solutions may differ. In general, high thrust transfers resemble the well-known impulsive transfers where the burn arcs are of very short duration. The low and medium thrust transfers differ in that their thrust acceleration levels yield longer burn arcs which will require more revolutions, thus making the low thrust transfer computational intensive. Here, we consider optimal low and medium thrust orbital transfers. |
| File Size | 174875 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930008101 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t24b80f4t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrodynamics Low Thrust Propulsion Propulsion System Performance Transfer Orbits Trajectories Low Thrust High Thrust Hamiltonian Functions Propulsion System Configurations Optimization 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 |
