Displaced Electric Sail Orbits Design and Transition Trajectory Optimization
Joint Authors
Huo, Mingying
Yuan, Qiufan
Qi, Naiming
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Displaced orbits for spacecraft propelled by electric sails are investigated as an alternative to the use of solar sails.
The orbital dynamics of electric sails based spacecraft are studied within a spherical coordinate system, which permits finding the solutions of displaced electric sail orbits and optimize transfer trajectory.
Transfer trajectories from Earth's orbit to displaced orbit are also studied in an optimal framework, by using genetic algorithm and Gauss pseudospectral method.
The initial guesses for the state and control histories used in the Gauss pseudospectral method are interpolated from the best solution of a genetic algorithm.
Numerical simulations show that the electric sail is able to perform the transfer from Earth’s orbit to displaced orbit in acceptable time, and the hybrid optimization method has the capability to search the feasible and optimal solution without any initial value guess.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qi, Naiming& Huo, Mingying& Yuan, Qiufan. 2014. Displaced Electric Sail Orbits Design and Transition Trajectory Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qi, Naiming…[et al.]. Displaced Electric Sail Orbits Design and Transition Trajectory Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qi, Naiming& Huo, Mingying& Yuan, Qiufan. Displaced Electric Sail Orbits Design and Transition Trajectory Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509240
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509240