Validation of a Low-Thrust Mission Design Tool Using Operational Navigation Software
Validation of a Low-Thrust Mission Design Tool Using Operational Navigation Software
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Design of flight trajectories for missions employing solar electric propulsion requires a suitably high-fidelity design tool. In this work, the Evolutionary Mission Trajectory Generator (EMTG) is presented as a medium-high fidelity design tool that is suitable for mission proposals. EMTG is validated against the high-heritage deep-space navigation tool MIRAGE, demonstrating both the accuracy of EMTG's model and an operational mission design and navigation procedure using both tools. The validation is performed using a benchmark mission to the Jupiter Trojans.
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Validation of a Low-Thrust Mission Design Tool Using Operational Navigation Software
AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting ; 2017 ; San Antonio, TX, United States
2017-02-09
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