Systematic Design of Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers for the Three-Body Problem
Systematic Design of Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers for the Three-Body Problem
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Abstract We develop a computational approach for the design of continuous low thrust transfers in the planar circular restricted three-body problem. The use of low thrust propulsion allows the spacecraft to depart from the natural dynamics and enables a wider range of transfers. We generate the reachable set of the spacecraft and use this to determine transfer opportunities, analogous to the intersection of control-free invariant manifolds. The reachable set is developed on a lower dimensional Poincaré section and used to design transfer trajectories. This is solved numerically as a discrete optimal control problem using a variational integrator, which preserves the geometric structure of the motion in the three-body problem. We demonstrate our approach with two numerical simulations of transfers in the Earth-Moon three-body system.
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Systematic Design of Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers for the Three-Body Problem
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 66 , 1 ; 1-31
2019-01-09
31 pages
Article (Journal)
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English
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