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Spacecraft Orbit Determination System, Daniel M. Dombrowski, Robert A. Bettinger
Spacecraft Orbit Determination System, Daniel M. Dombrowski, Robert A. Bettinger
AFIT Patents
The present invention relates to a resident space object orbit determination system comprising a high efficiency module for determining a resident space object's orbit and a highly efficient method for determining same. Applicants developed a method and system to determine the orbits of residence space objects including resident space objects that do not reflect energy that is directed at them and/or may be coated to minimize the ability to accurately see such resident space objects. Thus, a method, a module and a system for making such determinations that can easily and inexpensively be added to an early warning reentry system …
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 …
Interplanetary Gravity Assisted Trajectory Optimizer (Igato), Jason Bryan
Interplanetary Gravity Assisted Trajectory Optimizer (Igato), Jason Bryan
Aerospace Engineering
Interplanetary space travel is an extremely complicated endeavor that is severely limited by our current technological advancements. The amount of energy required to transport a spacecraft from one planet to the next, or even further, is extraordinary and in some cases is even impossible given our current propulsive capabilities. Due to these complications, the search for other means of exchanging energy became imperative to future space exploration missions. One particularly powerful method that was discovered, and the most commonly used one, is referred to as planetary gravity assist. In order to plan out multiple gravity assist trajectories, complex and robust …
Matlab® Gui Visualization Of Classical Orbital Elements, Nancy Teresa Cabrera
Matlab® Gui Visualization Of Classical Orbital Elements, Nancy Teresa Cabrera
Aerospace Engineering
The classical orbital elements of an orbit are eccentricity, angular momentum, inclination, right ascension of ascending node, true anomaly, and argument of perigee. These six parameters define an orbit. Using MATLAB® to model a satellite orbiting Earth in three dimensions, a graphical user interface was created to allow a user to manipulate the orbital elements to desired quantities. In doing so, each parameter’s impact on the orbit is visually displayed. This furthers the understanding of how the parameters are linked to the orbit. When the interface is first opened, the default circular orbit has a range of 20,000 kilometers, an …
Optimal Non-Coplanar Launch To Quick Rendezvous, Gregory B. Sears
Optimal Non-Coplanar Launch To Quick Rendezvous, Gregory B. Sears
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of launching a Delta Clipper-like vehicle on an optimal, non-coplanar trajectory to rendezvous with an earth orbiting object in one orbit or less. The focus of the research was to determine what such a trajectory would look like, and to determine the cost, in payload mass, of flying such a trajectory. A model for the ascent trajectory was developed using the dynamics equations of motion, an atmosphere model, and an aerodynamic model for the DC-Y concept vehicle. A boundary value problem was posed and solved for a coplanar rendezvous. The …