Interplanetary trajectory design in high-fidelity model: Application to deep-space CubeSats’ cruises

Interplanetary trajectory design in high-fidelity model: Application to deep-space CubeSats’ cruises

Claudio Toquinho Campana

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Abstract. This paper tackles the problem of first guess trajectory generation for interplanetary missions flying in chaotic environments. Simplified dynamical models are first exploited to perform the preliminary design of deep-space trajectories which leverage orbital perturbations. A real trajectory is then obtained by a refinement procedure in a high-fidelity model. A description of tools and methodologies which will be developed during this PhD research is provided.

Keywords
Highly Nonlinear Astrodynamics, Phase Space Analysis, Autonomous Interplanetary Cubesats, High-Fidelity Trajectory Design

Published online 9/1/2023, 8 pages
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Citation: Claudio Toquinho Campana, Interplanetary trajectory design in high-fidelity model: Application to deep-space CubeSats’ cruises, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 33, pp 185-192, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902677-27

The article was published as article 27 of the book Aerospace Science and Engineering

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