Displaced non-Keplerian orbits using impulsive thrust

McInnes, C. R. (2011) Displaced non-Keplerian orbits using impulsive thrust. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 110(3), pp. 199-215. (doi: 10.1007/s10569-011-9351-5)

Abstract

This paper investigates new families of displaced, highly non-Keplerian orbits in the two-body problem and artificial equilibria in the circular restricted three-body problem. The families of orbits presented extend prior work by using periodic impulses to generate displaced orbits rather than continuous thrust. The new displaced orbits comprise a sequence of individual Keplerian arcs whose intersection is continuous in position, with discontinuities in velocity removed using impulses. For frequent impulses the new families of orbits approximate continuous thrust non-Keplerian orbits found in previous studies. To generate approximations to artificial equilibria in the circular restricted three-body problem, periodic impulses are used to generate a sequence of connected three-body arcs which begin and terminate at a fixed position in the rotating frame of reference. Again, these families of orbits reduce to the families of artificial equilibria found using continuous thrust.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McInnes, Professor Colin
• Authors: McInnes, C. R.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
• Journal Name: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• ISSN: 0923-2958
• ISSN (Online): 1572-9478