{"title":"Batch Dilution of Precision Optimal Navigation Planning for Cislunar Environments","authors":"Quinn Moon, David K. Geller","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00409-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00409-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135888786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Software-in-the-Loop Validation of a Novel Two-Point Optimal Guidance for Perturbed Spacecraft Rendezvous and Formations","authors":"Yazan Chihabi, Steve Ulrich","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00405-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00405-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135644932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alejandro Cano, Alejandro Pastor, Joaquín Míguez, Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, Diego Escobar
{"title":"Catalog-Based Atmosphere Uncertainty Quantification","authors":"Alejandro Cano, Alejandro Pastor, Joaquín Míguez, Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, Diego Escobar","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00403-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00403-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134886893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Space Radiation Effects on Surface and Bulk Resistivity of Polymeric Materials","authors":"Alexey Sokolovskiy, Jainisha Shah, Sydney Collman","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00407-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00407-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134887139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel Westrick, Samantha Lambrecht, Alexey Sokolovskiy, Sydney Collman, Jainisha Shah, Ryan Hoffmann, Daniel Engelhart
{"title":"Influence of High-Energy Electron Bombardment on the Material Properties of Spacecraft Polymers","authors":"Samuel Westrick, Samantha Lambrecht, Alexey Sokolovskiy, Sydney Collman, Jainisha Shah, Ryan Hoffmann, Daniel Engelhart","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00406-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00406-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135814806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Oblate Lambert Problem: Geometric Formulation and Solution of an Unperturbed, Generalized Lambert Problem Governed by Vinti’s Potential","authors":"Ashley D. Biria","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00388-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00388-6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Numerous methods exist for solving the Lambert problem, the two-point boundary value problem (BVP) governed by two-body dynamics. Many applications would benefit from a solution to a perturbed Lambert problem; a few studies have attempted to solve one. Establishing a larger pool of alternative solution methods gives practitioners greater latitude in choosing the solution that best suits their needs. To that end, a novel Lambert-type BVP is constructed in this work that includes oblateness by way of Vinti’s potential, rendering the problem mathematically unperturbed. This BVP is first defined and then converted to a system of equations that is amenable to an iterative solution. The formulation, which is valid for both the zero- and multiple-revolution problems, couples oblate spheroidal (OS) universal variables and OS equinoctial orbital elements together to sow robustness across all orbital regimes, only excepting orbits that are sufficiently rectilinear. For the first time, the solution space is broadly explored, exposing multiple new insights of significant practical use. Initial guess and root-solve techniques are offered to solve the system of equations. When assessed at Earth for robustness, accuracy, and computational efficiency, the zero-revolution algorithm excels across all three performance metrics, with runtimes averaging only about 15 times slower than a typical two-body Lambert solver. The multiple-revolution algorithm, while not yet evaluated as extensively, also exhibits high levels of performance, the formulation generally characterizing the existence of solutions around oblate bodies more accurately than its Keplerian counterpart.","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136016556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lunar Orbit Determination Sensitivity Analysis with Reference to Observational Geometry","authors":"James McElreath, Manoranjan Majji","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00398-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00398-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136016861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simão da Graça Marto, Sebastián Díaz Riofrío, Christos Ilioudis, Carmine Clemente, Massimiliano Vasile
{"title":"Satellite Manoeuvre Detection with Multistatic Radar","authors":"Simão da Graça Marto, Sebastián Díaz Riofrío, Christos Ilioudis, Carmine Clemente, Massimiliano Vasile","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00399-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00399-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Traditional radar sensors used for surveillance rely on monostatic radar principles. However, recently the use of remote radio frequency telescopes as bistatic receivers represents an interesting way to reuse existing facilities while providing additional information to improve tracking accuracy. In this paper we study the benefits of using such a system for the task of manoeuvre detection in satellites in LEO and MEO. We investigate the conditions in which a multistatic radar is advantageous for this purpose, and show concrete results based on simulated data. Moreover, we propose novel manoeuvre detection methods, and compare their accuracy to methods found in the literature. A more general way of assessing the accuracy of these manoeuvre detection methods is also proposed, with the aim of taking into account that the parameters of the manoeuvre that actually takes place also have an effect on the accuracy. These can be split into optimal control based methods, and statistical methods. We found the addition of multistatic radar to allow considerable improvement in the accuracy of the manoeuvre detection process, an improvement that is shown to be greater the greater the baseline, i.e., the distance of the receiver to the transmitter. Furthermore, the manoeuvre detection methods that accurately model the uncertainty in the measurements were found to be the most accurate.","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical Methods in Triangulation-Based Celestial Localization","authors":"Sébastien Henry, John A. Christian","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00402-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00402-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"358 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134910779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharad Sharan, Roshan Eapen, Puneet Singla, Robert Melton
{"title":"Accurate Uncertainty Characterization of Impulsive Thrust Maneuvers in the Restricted Three Body Problem","authors":"Sharad Sharan, Roshan Eapen, Puneet Singla, Robert Melton","doi":"10.1007/s40295-023-00394-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40295-023-00394-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":388120,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134910942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}