Study of orbits around irregular bodies

• Grant number: 20/14307-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2021
• End date: March 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Flight Dynamics
• Principal Investigator: Othon Cabo Winter
• Grantee: Raí da Silva Machado de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEG). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Guaratinguetá. Guaratinguetá , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/24561-0 - On the relevance of small bodies in orbital dynamics, AP.TEM

Abstract

In general, small bodies of the solar system, as asteroids, comets and many planetary satellites have highly irregular shapes. The gravitational potential around these bodies show significant complexity. Since many space missions are being developed to explore such kind of bodies, it is extremely important to understand the dynamics around them. In this project will be studied orbits around irregular small bodies of the solar system taking into account their irregular gravitational potential.