Displaced non-Keplerian orbits using impulsive thrust
McInnes, Colin (2011) Displaced non-Keplerian orbits using impulsive thrust. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 110 (3). pp. 199-215. ISSN 0923-2958
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Abstract
This paper investigates new families of displaced, highly non-Keplerian orbits in the two-body problem and artificial equilibria in the circular restricted three-body problem. The families of orbits presented extend prior work by using periodic impulses to generate displaced orbits rather than continuous thrust. The new displaced orbits comprise a sequence of individual Keplerian arcs whose intersection is continuous in position, with discontinuities in velocity removed using impulses. For frequent impulses the new families of orbits approximate continuous thrust non-Keplerian orbits found in previous studies. To generate approximations to artificial equilibria in the circular restricted three-body problem, periodic impulses are used to generate a sequence of connected three-body arcs which begin and terminate at a fixed position in the rotating frame of reference. Again, these families of orbits reduce to the families of artificial equilibria found using continuous thrust.
Creators(s): | McInnes, Colin; | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 32339 |
Keywords: | Non-Keplerian orbits , circular restricted three-body problem, artificial equilibria, artificial satellites, displaced orbits, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Control and Systems Engineering |
Subjects: | Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 27 Jul 2011 15:21 |
Last modified: | 28 Feb 2021 01:14 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/32339 |
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