Deployment/Stationkeeping Dynamics of N Body Orbiting Sat Constellation

The trend to develop small, low-cost spacecraft has
led many to recognize the advantage of flying
multiple spacecraft in formation to achieve the
correlated instrument measurements formerly possible
only by flying many instruments on a single, large
platform. This book explores the techniques for
station keeping an orbiting constellation of
satellites in an elliptical orbit after the initial
deployment is developed. Constellation station
keeping were investigated by: implementing various
propulsive maneuvers at different times based on
Lagrange s planetary equations for impulsive
perturbations; a combination of propulsive strategies
that deliberately shifted the line of apsides and LQR
fb employing the Tschauner and Hempel equations.
Analyses for deploying are developed and evaluated
based on: non-linear two point boundary value problem
via Pontryagin s Prin; numerical techniques using the
shooting method; optimal thrust in near min and min
time. This book sheds light on recent advances in the
field of astronautical sciences and should prove
useful for the practicing professional or for
conducting research in spaceflight mechanics. MATLAB
programs included.

Autorentext

Avaine Strong, Ph.D: Phys - Howard Uni, MS: Math- Northwestern LA State Uni, MS: EE/CE & Phys -Uni of New Mexico. Positions held: Officer US Army;federal civil servant; Computer Scientist, Mathematician,Physicist at the AFWL, Kirtland AFB, Gen Eng at RedstoneArsenal; Research Analyst in industry. Head, Depart ofPhysics, Grambling State Uni.

Klappentext

The trend to develop small, low-cost spacecraft hasled many to recognize the advantage of flyingmultiple spacecraft in formation to achieve thecorrelated instrument measurements formerly possibleonly by flying many instruments on a single, largeplatform. This book explores the techniques forstation keeping an orbiting constellation ofsatellites in an elliptical orbit after the initialdeployment is developed. Constellation stationkeeping were investigated by: implementing variouspropulsive maneuvers at different times based onLagrange's planetary equations for impulsiveperturbations; a combination of propulsive strategiesthat deliberately shifted the line of apsides and LQRfb employing the Tschauner and Hempel equations.Analyses for deploying are developed and evaluatedbased on: non-linear two point boundary value problemvia Pontryagin's Prin; numerical techniques using theshooting method; optimal thrust in near min and mintime. This book sheds light on recent advances in thefield of astronautical sciences and should proveuseful for the practicing professional or forconducting research in spaceflight mechanics. MATLABprograms included.