Using Direct Transcription to Compute Optimal Low Thrust Transfers Between Libration Point Orbits

John T. Betts ()
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John T. Betts: Applied Mathematical Analysis, LLC

A chapter in Space Engineering, 2016, pp 49-86 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The direct transcription method has been used to solve many challenging optimal control problems. One such example involves the calculation of a low thrust orbit transfer between libration point orbits. The recent implementation of high order discretization techniques is first described and then illustrated by computing optimal low thrust trajectories between orbits about the L 1 and L 2 Earth-Moon libration points.

Keywords: Direct Transcription; Optimal Control; Low-thrust Transfer; Lobatto Methods; Libration Point Orbits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41508-6_2

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