The state vector prediction algorithm selected for Orion on-board targeting and guidance is known as the Encke-Beta method. Encke-Beta uses a universal anomaly (beta) as the independent variable, valid for circular, elliptical, parabolic, and hyperbolic orbits. The variable, related to the change in eccentric anomaly, results in integration steps that cover smaller arcs of the trajectory at or near perigee, when velocity is higher. Some burns in the EM-1 and EM-2 mission plans are much longer than burns executed with the Apollo and Space Shuttle vehicles. Burn length, as well as hyperbolic trajectories, has driven the use of the Encke-Beta numerical predictor by the predictor/corrector guidance algorithm in place of legacy analytic thrust and gravity integrals.


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    Title :

    Encke-Beta Predictor for Orion Burn Targeting and Guidance


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference ; 2016 ; Breckenridge, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-02-05


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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