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A method of efficient inclination changes for low-thrust spacecraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gefert, Leon Falck, Robert |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | The evolution of low-thrust propulsion technologies has reached a point where such systems have become an economical option for many space missions. The development of efficient, low trip time control laws has received an increasing amount of attention in recent years, though few studies have examined the subject of inclination changing maneuvers in detail. A method for performing economical inclination changes through the use of an efficiency factor is derived front Lagrange's planetary equations. The efficiency factor can be used to regulate propellant expenditure at the expense of trip time. Such a method can be used for discontinuous-thrust transfers that offer reduced propellant masses and trip-times in comparison to continuous thrust transfers, while utilizing thrusters that operate at a lower specific impulse. Performance comparisons of transfers utilizing this approach with continuous-thrust transfers are generated through trajectory simulation and are presented in this paper. |
| File Size | 822783 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020090940 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7vm96m0n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrodynamics Space Missions Simulation Propulsion Trajectories Orbits Specific Impulse Control Theory Thrust 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 |
