Taylor series integration is implemented in a spacecraft trajectory analysis code-the Spacecraft N-body Analysis Program (SNAP) - and compared with the code s existing eighth-order Runge-Kutta Fehlberg time integration scheme. Nine trajectory problems, including near Earth, lunar, Mars and Europa missions, are analyzed. Head-to-head comparison at five different error tolerances shows that, on average, Taylor series is faster than Runge-Kutta Fehlberg by a factor of 15.8. Results further show that Taylor series has superior convergence properties. Taylor series integration proves that it can provide rapid, highly accurate solutions to spacecraft trajectory problems.


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    Title :

    High Speed Solution of Spacecraft Trajectory Problems Using Taylor Series Integration


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    Conference:

    Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit ; 2008 ; Honolulu, HI, United States


    Publication date :

    2008-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English