High order transfer maps for perturbed Keplerian motion |
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Authors: | Alexander Wittig Roberto Armellin |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Aerospace Science and Technology,Politecnico di Milano,Milan,Italy;2.Aeronautics, Astronautics and Computational Engineering Unit,University of Southampton,Southampton,UK |
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Abstract: | The paper presents a new semi-analytical technique for the propagation of near-Earth satellite motion. The approach uses differential algebra techniques to compute the high order expansion of the solution of the system’s ordinary differential equation for one orbital revolution, referred to as the transfer map. Once computed, a single high order transfer map (HOTM) can be reused to map an initial condition, or a set of initial conditions, forward in time for many revolutions. The only limiting factor is that the mapped objects must stay close to the reference orbit such that they remain within the region of validity of the HOTM. The performance of the method is assessed through a set of test cases in which both autonomous and non-autonomous perturbations are considered, including the case of continuously propelled trajectories. |
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