Three-dimensional closed-form costate solutions in optimal coast

被引:10
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作者
Pan, Binfeng [2 ,3 ]
Lu, Ping [1 ]
Chen, Zheng [2 ]
机构
[1] Iowa State Univ, Dept Aerosp Engn, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[2] NW Polytech Univ, Sch Astronaut, Xian 710072, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
[3] Natl Key Lab Aerosp Flight Dynam, Xian 710072, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
关键词
Optimal space trajectories; Trajectory optimization; Orbital transfers; ORBITAL TRANSFERS; LAGRANGIAN MULTIPLIERS; SWITCHING FUNCTION; PRIMER VECTOR; TRAJECTORIES; PERIODS; ARCS;
D O I
10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.04.009
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
The costate along a coast arc on an optimal space trajectory contains critically important information about the trajectory. For free-time fuel-optimal flight, the costate at the start of the coast determines completely the optimal length of the coast. Yet most closed-form solutions for costate under various coordinate systems available in the literature are only for two-dimensional flight. In this paper complete three-dimensional closed-form costate solutions in flight-path coordinate system are derived for all conic orbits. These results, as an example of their practical usefulness, enable the optimal duration of any non-circular Keplerian coast arc to be accurately determined from the appropriate root of a polynomial of 5th degree in true anomaly, and a 4th degree polynomial for circular orbits. The value of the development in the paper is demonstrated by solving two relatively difficult multi-finite-burn orbital transfer problems. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:156 / 166
页数:11
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