Optimal cooperative power-limited rendezvous with propellant constraints

V. Coverstone-Carroll; J. E. Prussing

doi:10.2514/6.1992-4508

Optimal cooperative power-limited rendezvous with propellant constraints

V. Coverstone-Carroll, J. E. Prussing

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Abstract

Minimum-fuel rendezvous of two power-limited spacecraft is investigated. Both vehicles are active and provide thrust to complete the rendezvous. Total propellant consumption is minimized. Spacecraft propellant constraints are included. Two gravitational field models are investigated: the Hill-Clohessy- Wiltshire linearized field and the inverse-square field. Analytical solutions are obtained for the linearized gravity field. A direct method using direct collocation with nonlinear programming is used for the nonlinear gravity field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	246-255
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.1992-4508
State	Published - Jan 1 1992
Externally published	Yes
Event	Astrodynamics Conference, 1992 - Hilton Head Island, United States Duration: Aug 10 1992 → Aug 12 1992

Other

Other	Astrodynamics Conference, 1992
Country	United States
City	Hilton Head Island
Period	8/10/92 → 8/12/92

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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