Optimal cooperative time-fixed impulsive rendezvousNew capabilities have been added to a method that had been developed for determining optimal, i.e., minimum fuel, trajectories for the fixed-time cooperative rendezvous of two spacecraft. The method utilizes the primer vector theory. The new capabilities enable the method to accomodate cases in which there are fuel constraints on the spacecraft and/or enable the addition of a mid-course impulse to one of the vehicle's trajectories. Results are presented for a large number of cases, and the effect of varying parameters, such as vehicle fuel constraints, vehicle initial masses, and time allowed for the rendezvous, is demonstrated.
Document ID
19900065982
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mirfakhraie, Koorosh (Illinois Univ. Urbana, IL, United States)
Conway, Bruce A. (Illinois, University Urbana, United States)