Abstract: This paper solves the time-fixed optimal elliptic orbital maneuver problem with continuous radial thrust on the chaser based on the generating function technique. Firstly, by using the relative direction cosine matrix, the ...

Abstract: This paper solves the time-fixed optimal elliptic orbital maneuver problem with continuous radial thrust on the chaser based on the generating function technique. Firstly, by using the relative direction cosine matrix, the ...

Abstract: This paper provides two new solutions to the energy-optimal impulsive correction for argument of perigee using Gauss’s variational equations (GVEs). A linear analytical approximation was derived by solving a cubic polynomial ...

Abstract: The minimum-time coplanar interception problem with an upper-bounded tangent impulse for a nonmaneuvering target is studied. This problem requires the same flight time for two spacecraft and a transfer orbit tangent to the ...