Orbital maneuvers involving gravitational capture and flattening of the primaries

• Grant number: 12/21340-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): February 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): January 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Flight Dynamics
• Principal Investigator: Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado
• Grantee: Fernanda Machado Araújo
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 11/08171-3 - Orbital dynamics of minor bodies, AP.TEM

Abstract

The aim of this work is to obtain trajectories of gravitational capture by using numerical techniques. This type of trajectory maneuver has many applications in a space vehicle with minimum fuel consumption. Techniques involving numerical integrations are used in the determination of families of trajectories. After this stage, these trajectories will be used in missions for validation and comparison of fuel consumption and transfer time with traditional maneuvers.(AU)