Small satellites located on an arc of a planetary ring: orbital evolution

• Grant number: 15/15556-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2015
• End date: August 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Positional Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Maria Giuliatti Winter
• Grantee: Tiago Augusto Faria Lourenço
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEG). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Guaratinguetá. Guaratinguetá , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Include small objects within an arc resonate with an external satellite and analyzing the orbital evolution along with a set of dust grains. Studying the various settings and the number of collisions.