Searching for Orbits with Minimum Fuel Consumption for Station-Keeping Maneuvers: An Application to Lunisolar Perturbations
Author
de Almeida Prado, Antonio Fernando Bertachini
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present paper has the goal of developing a new criterion to search for orbits that minimize the fuel consumption for station-keeping maneuvers.
This approach is based on the integral over the time of the perturbing forces.
This integral measures the total variation of velocity caused by the perturbations in the spacecraft, which corresponds to the equivalent variation of velocity that an engine should deliver to the spacecraft to compensate the perturbations and to keep its orbit Keplerian all the time.
This integral is a characteristic of the orbit and the set of perturbations considered and does not depend on the type of engine used.
In this sense, this integral can be seen as a criterion to select the orbit of the spacecraft.
When this value becomes larger, more consumption of fuel is required for the station keeping, and, in this sense, less interesting is the orbit.
This concept can be applied to any perturbation.
In the present research, as an example, the perturbation caused by a third body is considered.
Then, numerical simulations considering the effects of the Sun and the Moon in a satellite around the Earth are shown to exemplify the method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Almeida Prado, Antonio Fernando Bertachini. 2013. Searching for Orbits with Minimum Fuel Consumption for Station-Keeping Maneuvers: An Application to Lunisolar Perturbations. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009330
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Almeida Prado, Antonio Fernando Bertachini. Searching for Orbits with Minimum Fuel Consumption for Station-Keeping Maneuvers: An Application to Lunisolar Perturbations. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009330
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Almeida Prado, Antonio Fernando Bertachini. Searching for Orbits with Minimum Fuel Consumption for Station-Keeping Maneuvers: An Application to Lunisolar Perturbations. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009330
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1009330