Low-Thrust Interplanetary Orbit Transfers Using Hybrid Trajectory Optimization Method with Multiple Shooting
Low-Thrust Interplanetary Orbit Transfers Using Hybrid Trajectory Optimization Method with Multiple Shooting
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10.2514/6.2004-5088
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2004-08
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Yang Gao;C. Kluever
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Yang Gao;C. Kluever
*† A hybrid trajectory optimization method (HTOM) with multiple-shooting techniques has been developed and utilized to compute a variety of optimal low-thrust interplanetary orbit transfers. Unlike direct methods, HTOM employs the system Lagrange costate equations to govern the optimal control, which are derived from the two-point boundary-value problem and expressed by a set of equinoctial elements. HTOM converts the optimal control problem to the parameter optimization that in turn is solved by nonlinear programming. A flexible multiple-shooting technique is developed to greatly improve robustness of convergence. This method is capable of modeling multiple powered and coast arcs, planetary gravity assists, intermediate rendezvous, and realistic electric propulsion systems. The advantages of the HTOM include significant reduction in the design space, improved solution accuracy compared with direct methods, large convergence domain with the aid of multiple shooting, flexibility for handling discrete system parameters, and rapid problem convergence that allows more trials of initial guesses in order to locate global optima. Numerical results are presented for several interplanetary mission examples.