This work presents robust and numerically efficient algorithms for designing low-thrust collision avoidance maneuvers in short-term encounters. The conjunction dynamics are developed in a tridimensional space and then projected onto the B-plane, centered at the secondary object. Energy- and fuel-optimal maneuvers are computed by constraining the collision probability or the miss distance. A fully analytical approach is derived for energy-optimal collision avoidance maneuvers, providing a good guess for the fuel-optimal problem. The proposed methods are validated in terms of efficiency and robustness in a simulated scenario accounting for environmental perturbations.


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    Title :

    Low-Thrust Collision Avoidance Maneuver Optimization



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    Publication date :

    2022-07-29


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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