In this paper we investigate tours of the Jovian satellites Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto for the Europa Orbiter Mission. The principal goal of the tour design is to lower arrival V(sub infinity) for the final Europa encounter while meeting all of the design constraints. Key constraints arise from considering the total time of the tour and the radiation dosage of a tour. These tours may employ 14 or more encounters with the Jovian satellites, hence there is an enormous number of possible sequences of these satellites to investigate. We develop a graphical method that greatly aids the design process.
Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
2000-01-01
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Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
NTRS | 2000
|Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
NTRS | 1999
|Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
AIAA | 2002
|Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
NTIS | 2000
|Automated Design of the Europa Orbiter Tour
NTIS | 2000
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