Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: :- An orbital maneuver is an important phase of a space mission. The idea is to change the orbit of a spacecraft, in order to be able to complete the mission goals required. It can be done to insert a spacecraft in its nominal orbit or during the mission to compensate undesired effects of perturbations. To perform the orbital maneuvers, a software that calculates an optimal maneuver is developed. This method will be used as a reference for comparison and analises of the suboptimal methods to be used on board. This method id based on an analytical development that generate equations that can be computed in a shorter time, allowing real time applications. In all the simulations, low thrust is used to make the maneuvers.
Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2369253854