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Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] UNESP, Grp Dinam Orbital & Planetol, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil
[2] ETSEIB UPC, Dept Matemat Aplicada 1, Barcelona 08028 - Spain
[3] UB, Dept Matemat Aplicada & Anal, Barcelona 08007 - Spain
[4] Inst Nacl Pesquisas Espaciais, BR-12227010 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Advances in Space Research; v. 54, n. 9, p. 1838-1857, NOV 1 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 5 |
| Abstract | |
Assume a constellation of satellites is flying near a given nominal trajectory around L-4 or L-5 in the Earth-Moon system in such a way that there is some freedom in the selection of the geometry of the constellation. We are interested in avoiding large variations of the mutual distances between spacecraft. In this case, the existence of regions of zero and minimum relative radial acceleration with respect to the nominal trajectory will prevent from the expansion or contraction of the constellation. In the other case, the existence of regions of maximum relative radial acceleration with respect to the nominal trajectory will produce a larger expansion and contraction of the constellation. The goal of this paper is to study these regions in the scenario of the Circular Restricted Three Body Problem by means of a linearization of the equations of motion relative to the periodic orbits around L-4 or L-5. This study corresponds to a preliminar planar formation flight dynamics about triangular libration points in the Earth-Moon system. Additionally, the cost estimate to maintain the constellation in the regions of zero and minimum relative radial acceleration or keeping a rigid configuration is computed with the use of the residual acceleration concept. At the end, the results are compared with the dynamical behavior of the deviation of the constellation from a periodic orbit. (C) 2014 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/08171-3 - Orbital dynamics of minor bodies |
| Grantee: | Othon Cabo Winter |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/06066-5 - Controlling chaos and analysis of the dynamics of collective motion of satellite in formation flight |
| Grantee: | Francisco Javier Tipán Salazar |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/50151-0 - Dynamical phenomena in complex networks: fundamentals and applications |
| Grantee: | Elbert Einstein Nehrer Macau |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/03233-6 - Dynamics, control and reconfiguration of satellite formation flight around Lagrangian points |
| Grantee: | Francisco Javier Tipán Salazar |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |