Abstract We develop a computational approach for the design of continuous low thrust transfers in the planar circular restricted three-body problem. The use of low thrust propulsion allows the spacecraft to depart from the natural dynamics and enables a wider range of transfers. We generate the reachable set of the spacecraft and use this to determine transfer opportunities, analogous to the intersection of control-free invariant manifolds. The reachable set is developed on a lower dimensional Poincaré section and used to design transfer trajectories. This is solved numerically as a discrete optimal control problem using a variational integrator, which preserves the geometric structure of the motion in the three-body problem. We demonstrate our approach with two numerical simulations of transfers in the Earth-Moon three-body system.


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    Titel :

    Systematic Design of Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers for the Three-Body Problem


    Beteiligte:
    Kulumani, Shankar (Autor:in) / Lee, Taeyoung (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-01-09


    Format / Umfang :

    31 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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