Methods of Orbital Maneuvering.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (1406 pages)
- Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series ; v.261 .
- Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series .
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Introduction -- Single-Impulse Maneuvers -- Transfers Between Two Defined Points -- Two-Impulse Search Techniques -- Two-Impulse Optimization -- Alternate Lambert Techniques -- Constrained Two-Impulse Transfer -- Two-Impulse Case Studies -- Optimization of Orbits -- Three-Impulse Transfer -- Simulating Multiple Maneuver, High-Fidelity Transfer Sequences -- Generating a Feasible Estimate of the Optimal High-Fidelity Sequence -- Common Mission Constraints -- Optimization of High-Fidelity Transfers -- Operational Considerations -- Maneuver Modeling -- References -- Problems and Solutions.
Methods of Orbital Maneuvering examines the use of direct methods in applied spacecraft trajectory optimization. A full breadth of orbit transfer topics is discussed, from the formation of initial guesses to the generation of a full, high-fidelity, multiple maneuver transfer that satisfies all mission constraints and objectives.