Vasile, Massimiliano and De Pascale, Paolo and Casotto, Stefano (2007) On the optimility of a shape-based approach based on pseudo-equinoctial elements. Acta Astronautica, 61 (1-6). pp. 286-297. ISSN 0094-5765
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Pseudo-equinoctial elements have been developed to generate sub-optimal first guess solutions for low-thrust transfer trajectories. In this paper we assess the optimality of such a simplified transcription technique and their suitability to initialize either direct collocation methods or indirect transcription methods. Two different shapes for the pseudo-equinoctial elements have been considered and the optimality of the resulting control profiles have been compared. Furthermore, a simple procedure to initialize an indirect method with the result provided by the pseudo-equinoctial elements is proposed.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 30867 |
| Keywords: | shape-based, pseudo-equinoctial elements , trajectories, space flight, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Subjects: | Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2011 10:20 |
| Last modified: | 29 May 2012 10:20 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/30867 |
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