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Technique of Optimizing Trajectories of Interplanetary Transfers with Gravity Assisted Maneuvers Using Low-Thrust Propulsion

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A technique of searching for optimal trajectories with gravity assisted maneuvers (GAMs) for interplanetary transfers of spacecraft (SC) with an electric propulsion system (EPS) is proposed. In this case, the indirect optimization method is used. A distinctive feature of this technique is the combination of optimality conditions at the point of GAMs within a single boundary value problem for two cases, when the height of the flyby hyperbola with the GAM is less than or equal to the maximum one. This approach makes it possible to considerably reduce the volume of necessary calculations in optimizing SC interplanetary trajectories that include GAMs. It considers end-to-end trajectory optimization with an analysis of the full set of optimality conditions at the point of the GAM. The efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated by the example of optimization of interplanetary trajectories from Earth to Mercury with a GAM in the vicinity of Venus and from Earth to Jupiter with a GAM near Earth.

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Orlov, A.A. Technique of Optimizing Trajectories of Interplanetary Transfers with Gravity Assisted Maneuvers Using Low-Thrust Propulsion. Cosmic Res 57, 339–350 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952519050058

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