Optimal multiple-impulse rendezvous between non-coplanar elliptic orbits considering the J2 perturbation effects

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Abstract

In this paper, the minimum-fuel, time-fixed optimal multiple-impulse rendezvous between non-coplanar elliptic orbits considering the J2 perturbation effects was mainly studied. Based on the perturbation theory, the kinetic equation of spacecraft rendezvous considering the J2 perturbation effects was deduced. The nonlinear programming model of optimal multi-impulse rendezvous was set up, and the optimization results of three-impulse and four-impulse were presented, the times, magnitudes and directions of optimal impulses were individually obtained. Finally, a great lot of simulations were done to investigate the fuel consumption with different time and impulses restraint.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)472-475
Number of pages4
JournalYuhang Xuebao/Journal of Astronautics
Volume29
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 2008

Keywords

  • J2 perturbation
  • Multiple-impulse maneuver
  • Nonlinear programming
  • Space rendezvous
  • Trajectory optimization

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