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dc.contributor.advisorKasdin, N. Jeremy-
dc.contributor.authorLibraro, Paola-
dc.contributor.otherMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department-
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-10T14:47:22Z-
dc.date.available2016-06-10T14:47:22Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp019k41zg911-
dc.description.abstractThe general electric propulsion orbit-raising maneuver of a spacecraft must contend with four main limiting factors: the longer time of flight, multiple eclipses prohibiting continuous thrusting, long exposure to radiation from the Van Allen belt and high power requirement of the electric engines. In order to optimize a low-thrust transfer with respect to these challenges, the choice of coordinates and corresponding equations of motion used to describe the kinematical and dynamical behavior of the satellite is of critical importance. This choice can potentially affect the numerical optimization process as well as limit the set of mission scenarios that can be investigated. To increase the ability to determine the feasible set of mission scenarios able to address the challenges of an all-electric orbit-raising, a set of equations free of any singularities is required to consider a completely arbitrary injection orbit. For this purpose a new quaternion-based formulation of a spacecraft translational dynamics that is globally nonsingular has been developed. The minimum-time low-thrust problem has been solved using the new set of equations of motion inside a direct optimization scheme in order to investigate optimal low-thrust trajectories over the full range of injection orbit inclinations between 0 and 90 degrees with particular focus on high-inclinations. The numerical results consider a specific mission scenario in order to analyze three key aspects of the problem: the effect of the initial guess on the shape and duration of the transfer, the effect of Earth oblateness on transfer time and the role played by, radiation damage and power degradation in all-electric minimum-time transfers. Finally trade-offs between mass and cost savings are introduced through a test case.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherPrinceton, NJ : Princeton University-
dc.relation.isformatofThe Mudd Manuscript Library retains one bound copy of each dissertation. Search for these copies in the library's main catalog: http://catalog.princeton.edu/-
dc.subjectElectric Propulsion-
dc.subjectLow-Thrust-
dc.subjectQuaternions-
dc.subjectSatellites-
dc.subjectTrajectory Optimization-
dc.subject.classificationAerospace engineering-
dc.titleA Globally Nonsingular Quaternion-Based Formulation for All-Electric Satellite Trajectory Optimization-
dc.typeAcademic dissertations (Ph.D.)-
pu.projectgrantnumber690-2143-
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