Interplanetary Mission Design Using Differential Evolution

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1060-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron D. Olds ◽  
Craig A. Kluever ◽  
Michael L. Cupples
Keyword(s):  
Differential Evolution ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Interplanetary Mission

scholarly journals IRMA: a Graphical Tool for Interplanetary Mission Design

2018 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 02049
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Genta ◽  
P. Federica Maffione
Keyword(s):  
Direct Methods ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Solar Sails ◽  
Graphical Tool ◽  
Arrival Dates ◽  
Patched Conics ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Interplanetary Mission

Designing an interplanetary mission is a complex task and requires the choice of the launch opportunity and of the exact launch and arrival dates. Depending on these choices, the trajectory must be defined and, in case of continuous thrust, also the thrust profile needs to be optimized.. Traditionally, these choices are made using some plots which allow to find a good compromise between the travel duration and the cost of the mission, which is often expressed in terms of initial mass in Earth orbit (IMLEO). IRMA (InterPlanetary Mission Analysis) code, based on the MATLAB®environment, is here described. It allows to deal with both impulsive propulsion (using the patched conics approach) and low continuous thrust (Solar or Nuclear electric or propellantless, like solar sails). A specific solver, based on indirect optimization techniques, has been developed specifically for this program, but IRMA can be used also as an interface for standard solvers, based on direct methods, like the FALCON.m code.

Response Surface Regressions for Low-Thrust Interplanetary Mission Design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugina D. Mendez Ramos ◽  
Pranay Mishra ◽  
Stephen Edwards ◽  
Dimitri Mavris
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Low Thrust ◽  
Interplanetary Mission

scholarly journals A Clementine II Mission to the Asteroids

1997 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
A.S. Hope ◽  
B. Kaufman ◽  
R. Dasenbrock ◽  
D. Bakeris
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Interplanetary Mission

AbstractClementine II is a Department of Defense (DoD) and industry interplanetary mission designed to flyby several asteroids and release science probes that will impact these asteroids. Candidate asteroids were identified and a nominal and backup mission was chosen from these candidates. The mission design is discussed and the baseline encounters are presented. A backup mission is briefly described. A mass breakdown for the baseline mission is provided as well as the proposed mission sensors. The final encounter approach B-Plane errors are determined and analyzed. A final summary of the Clementine II mission is presented.

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