Solving Coplanar Power-Limited Orbit Transfer Problem by Primer Vector Approximation Method
2012 ◽
Vol 2012
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pp. 1-9
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The coplanar orbit transfer problem has been an important topic in astrodynamics since the beginning of the space era. Though many approximate solutions for power-limited orbit transfer problem have been developed, most of them rely on simplifications of the dynamics of the problem. This paper proposes a new approximation method called primer vector approximation method to solve the classic power-limited orbit transfer problem. This method makes no simplification on the dynamics, but instead approximates the optimal primer-vector function. With this method, this paper derives two approximate solutions for the power-limited orbit transfer problem. Numerical tests show the robustness and accuracy of the approximations.
1995 ◽
Vol 31
(4)
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pp. 830-840
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Vol 95
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pp. 243-262
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Vol 12
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pp. 294-310
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1991 ◽
Vol 01
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pp. 437-445
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Vol 33
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pp. 235-245
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2016 ◽
Vol 39
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pp. 1734-1743
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