Optimum burn scheduling for low-thrust orbital transfers

R. G. Melton; K. M. Lajoie; J. W. Woodburn

Optimum burn scheduling for low-thrust orbital transfers

R. G. Melton
, K. M. Lajoie
, J. W. Woodburn

Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

This paper describes a method for optimizing the point at which thrust should be initiated on each passage of a multiple, low-thrust, finite duration perigee burn ascent trajectory. The quantity being minimized is the rotation of the line of apsides. The method is semi-analytic, requiring only a simple root-finding routine for the numerical portion of the solution. A simple perturbation solution is used to model the flight path during the burn, yielding a “burn-on” position with a maximum error of approximately 2%.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 1986
Event	Astrodynamics Conference, 1986 - Williamsburg, United States Duration: Aug 18 1986 → Aug 20 1986

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Other	Astrodynamics Conference, 1986
Country/Territory	United States
City	Williamsburg
Period	8/18/86 → 8/20/86

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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