Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth

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Autor(a) principal: Meireles, Lucas Gouvêa
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Gomes, Vivian Martins [UNESP], Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida, Melo, Cristiano Fiorilo de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym15020512
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/249718
Resumo: The present research performs numerical studies to search for the best maneuvers, from the point of view of minimum time, to make adjustments in the semi-major axis, eccentricity and inclination of a spacecraft traveling around the Earth. For those maneuvers, low thrust propulsion is used under optimal and sub-optimal assumptions, to verify the main differences in terms of transfer time. In addition, solar sail dynamics is used. The spacecraft is assumed to have a propulsion with a fixed magnitude and that the control is based on choosing the direction of the propulsion. It is found that optimal control gives the minimum transfer time, while sub-optimal control restricted the control to follow a predescribed function, which is assumed to be a constant or linear function in time. Finally, solar sails present themselves as an option where fuel is a critical factor, given their much longer maneuver duration, but with a zero fuel consumption. The numerical-analytical modeling of optimization methods developed in this study can break any type of symmetry in the solutions. In turn, they can increase their energetic efficiency. The present research compares those results in detail, in particular looking at the transfer time in all cases studied.
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spelling Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earthastrodynamicsmaximum principle of Pontryaginoptimal controlorbital mechanicssolar sailingThe present research performs numerical studies to search for the best maneuvers, from the point of view of minimum time, to make adjustments in the semi-major axis, eccentricity and inclination of a spacecraft traveling around the Earth. For those maneuvers, low thrust propulsion is used under optimal and sub-optimal assumptions, to verify the main differences in terms of transfer time. In addition, solar sail dynamics is used. The spacecraft is assumed to have a propulsion with a fixed magnitude and that the control is based on choosing the direction of the propulsion. It is found that optimal control gives the minimum transfer time, while sub-optimal control restricted the control to follow a predescribed function, which is assumed to be a constant or linear function in time. Finally, solar sails present themselves as an option where fuel is a critical factor, given their much longer maneuver duration, but with a zero fuel consumption. The numerical-analytical modeling of optimization methods developed in this study can break any type of symmetry in the solutions. In turn, they can increase their energetic efficiency. The present research compares those results in detail, in particular looking at the transfer time in all cases studied.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Postgraduate Division National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, SPDepartment of Mathematics São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Ariberto Pereira da Cunha, 333, SPAcademy of Engineering RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6Department of Mechanical Engineering Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, MGDepartment of Mathematics São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Ariberto Pereira da Cunha, 333, SPCNPq: 309089/2021-2National Institute for Space Research (INPE)Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)RUDN UniversityUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)Meireles, Lucas GouvêaGomes, Vivian Martins [UNESP]Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini de AlmeidaMelo, Cristiano Fiorilo de2023-07-29T16:07:19Z2023-07-29T16:07:19Z2023-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym15020512Symmetry, v. 15, n. 2, 2023.2073-8994http://hdl.handle.net/11449/24971810.3390/sym150205122-s2.0-85149237332Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengSymmetryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-07-02T14:29:21Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/249718Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T20:49:28.301049Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
title Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
spellingShingle Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
Meireles, Lucas Gouvêa
astrodynamics
maximum principle of Pontryagin
optimal control
orbital mechanics
solar sailing
title_short Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
title_full Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
title_fullStr Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
title_full_unstemmed Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
title_sort Optimum, Suboptimal and Solar Sailing Orbital Maneuvers for a Spacecraft Orbiting the Earth
author Meireles, Lucas Gouvêa
author_facet Meireles, Lucas Gouvêa
Gomes, Vivian Martins [UNESP]
Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida
Melo, Cristiano Fiorilo de
author_role author
author2 Gomes, Vivian Martins [UNESP]
Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida
Melo, Cristiano Fiorilo de
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
RUDN University
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Meireles, Lucas Gouvêa
Gomes, Vivian Martins [UNESP]
Prado, Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida
Melo, Cristiano Fiorilo de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv astrodynamics
maximum principle of Pontryagin
optimal control
orbital mechanics
solar sailing
topic astrodynamics
maximum principle of Pontryagin
optimal control
orbital mechanics
solar sailing
description The present research performs numerical studies to search for the best maneuvers, from the point of view of minimum time, to make adjustments in the semi-major axis, eccentricity and inclination of a spacecraft traveling around the Earth. For those maneuvers, low thrust propulsion is used under optimal and sub-optimal assumptions, to verify the main differences in terms of transfer time. In addition, solar sail dynamics is used. The spacecraft is assumed to have a propulsion with a fixed magnitude and that the control is based on choosing the direction of the propulsion. It is found that optimal control gives the minimum transfer time, while sub-optimal control restricted the control to follow a predescribed function, which is assumed to be a constant or linear function in time. Finally, solar sails present themselves as an option where fuel is a critical factor, given their much longer maneuver duration, but with a zero fuel consumption. The numerical-analytical modeling of optimization methods developed in this study can break any type of symmetry in the solutions. In turn, they can increase their energetic efficiency. The present research compares those results in detail, in particular looking at the transfer time in all cases studied.
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