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Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] INPE Natl Inst Space Res, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Aerosp Engn, College Stn, TX 77843 - USA
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS; v. 136, n. 2 FEB 17 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
This study applies a new approach, the Theory of Functional Connections (TFC), to solve the two-point boundary-value problem (TPBVP) in non-Keplerian orbit transfer. The perturbations considered are drag, solar radiation pressure, higher-order gravitational potential harmonic terms, and multiple bodies. The proposed approach is applied to Earth-to-Moon transfers and obtains exact boundary condition satisfaction and with very fast convergence. Thanks to this highly efficient approach, perturbed pork-chop plots of Earth-to-Moon transfers are generated, and individual analyses on the transfers' parameters are easily done at low computational costs. The minimum fuel analysis is provided in terms of the time of flight, thrust application points, and relative geometry of the Moon and Sun. The transfer costs obtained are in agreement with the literature's best solutions and in some cases are even slightly better. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/07377-6 - Spacecraft motion around artificial equilibrium points |
| Grantee: | Allan Kardec de Almeida Junior |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/24561-0 - On the relevance of small bodies in orbital dynamics |
| Grantee: | Othon Cabo Winter |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/18480-5 - Solutions for motion around artificial equilibrium points |
| Grantee: | Allan Kardec de Almeida Junior |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor |