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Constrained Motion Analysis Of Spacecraft Trajectory In Restricted Three Body Problem, Harshkumar Patel
Constrained Motion Analysis Of Spacecraft Trajectory In Restricted Three Body Problem, Harshkumar Patel
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
Due to the popularity of libration points, many satellites are being maintained on their desired trajectory. Indian space research organization has planned to launch the Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study about the Sun by 2021. James Webb Space Telescope has also been designed to observe deep space at L2 in the Sun-Earth system by 2021. The combined gravity of the Earth and the Sun keep satellite’s orbit locked at libration points. Though satellites enjoys an uninterrupted view of Sun and Earth all the time, they are affected by the solar radiation pressure (SRP) continuously. Due to the instability of collinear libration …
Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite (Stops): Design And Optimization Of Multiple Gravity-Assist Low-Thrust (Mgalt) Trajectories Using Modern Optimization Techniques, Michael G. Malloy
Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite (Stops): Design And Optimization Of Multiple Gravity-Assist Low-Thrust (Mgalt) Trajectories Using Modern Optimization Techniques, Michael G. Malloy
Master's Theses
The information presented in the thesis is a continuation of the Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Suite (STOpS). This suite was originally designed and developed by Timothy Fitzgerald and further developed by Shane Sheehan, both graduate students at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Spacecraft utilizing low-thrust transfers are becoming more and more common due to their efficiency on interplanetary trajectories, and as such, finding the most optimal trajectory between two planets is something of interest. The version of STOpS presented in this thesis uses Multiple Gravity-Assist Low-Thrust (MGALT) trajectories paired with the island model paradigm to accomplish this goal. The …