Comparison of direct optimization methods applied to solar sail problems

Robert Graham Melton

Comparison of direct optimization methods applied to solar sail problems

Robert Graham Melton

Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

This paper compares the application of two direct optimal control methods to an interplanetary solar sail mission (Earth to Venus). The two methods (direct optimization using collocation with nonlinear programming -- DCNLP, and a pseudospectral method using Legendre polynomials) yield similar solutions for the two-dimensional case where Venus' orbital plane is assumed to coincide with Earth's. For the threedimensional case, the required plane change creates problems for DCNLP, but is handled easily by the pseudospectral method.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)	9781624101243
State	Published - 2002
Event	AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit 2002 - Monterey, CA, United States Duration: Aug 5 2002 → Aug 8 2002

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Other	AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit 2002
Country/Territory	United States
City	Monterey, CA
Period	8/5/02 → 8/8/02

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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