Autonomous optimal deorbit guidance

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2010-01-01
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Baldwin, Morgan
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Ping Lu
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Aerospace Engineering

The Department of Aerospace Engineering seeks to instruct the design, analysis, testing, and operation of vehicles which operate in air, water, or space, including studies of aerodynamics, structure mechanics, propulsion, and the like.

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The Department of Aerospace Engineering was organized as the Department of Aeronautical Engineering in 1942. Its name was changed to the Department of Aerospace Engineering in 1961. In 1990, the department absorbed the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics and became the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. In 2003 the name was changed back to the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

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1942-present

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  • Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (1990-2003)

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The objective of this dissertation is to solve an optimal deorbit guidance problem given initial orbit and vehicle parameters as inputs. Currently, the problem is computationally intensive to solve and approximate methods such as impulsive maneuvers are utilized. The problem is formulated as a fuel-optimal control problem that allows for a variety of terminal conditions at entry interface (EI). Using optimal control methods, the engine on time, engine off time as well as the direction of the thrust vector are solved for a variety of circular and elliptic initial orbits. Single and multiple burn maneuvers for both circular and elliptic orbits are explored. The J2 gravitational term is added as part of the solution process. The numerical solution is obtained using an analytical multiple shooting method. The results show promising potential of the proposed method and are comparable to NASA's Shuttle results.

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