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Numerical Determination of Natural Spacecraft Formations Near the Collinear Libration Points
Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings (2020, Big Sky, MT)
  • Donna Jennings
  • Henry J. Pernicka, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

The work this paper describes identifies continuous natural relative trajectories near the collinear libration points numerically from the nonlinear CR3BP differential equations by utilizing a shooting method with a two-level differential corrector. The focus is on determining natural formations in the vicinity of the Earth-Moon L2 point when using the nonlinear equations of motion of the CR3BP. Upon identifying these relative trajectories analysis is conducted to determine drift rates of the uncontrolled trajectories compared to linearized formations near the collinear libration points. In addition, stationkeeping techniques are applied to determine the required maneuvers and frequencies and to assess ΔV maintenance of the nominal trajectories.

Meeting Name
IEEE Aerospace Conference, AeroConf 2020 (2020: Mar. 7-14, Big Sky, MT)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-172812734-7
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-14-2020
Publication Date
14 Mar 2020
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Citation Information
Donna Jennings and Henry J. Pernicka. "Numerical Determination of Natural Spacecraft Formations Near the Collinear Libration Points" Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings (2020, Big Sky, MT) (2020) ISSN: 1095-323X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/henry-pernicka/74/