Effect of thruster configuration on fuel consumption

Xiaokui Yue; Chenlu Duan

doi:10.3780/j.issn.1000-758X.2011.02.007

Effect of thruster configuration on fuel consumption

Xiaokui Yue
, Chenlu Duan

School of Astronautics

Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

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Abstract

The control precision as well as the propellant consumption is directly affected by the amount and configuration of the thrusters. The thrust allocation scheme of a spacecraft was analyzed. Based on the geometric dilution of precision (GDOP) used in satellite navigation system positioning theory, the concept of thruster fuel consume factor (FCF) was proposed to express the ratio between the expect control and the fuel consumption caused by the thrusters. The matrix theoretical analysis shows that FCF decreases as the amount of the thruster increasing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-46+52
Journal	Zhongguo Kongjian Kexue Jishu/Chinese Space Science and Technology
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3780/j.issn.1000-758X.2011.02.007
State	Published - Apr 2011

Keywords

Fuel consume factor
Spacecraft
Thrust allocation
Thruster configuration

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