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Positional Flight Control of a Hybrid Propulsion Spacecraft

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We consider the transfer to a Kepler orbit of a controlled spacecraft whose dynamics is described by a mathematical model of motion under gravity and light pressure. The spacecraft has a hybrid propulsion system consisting of a jet engine with a fuel tank and a solar sail. A class of positional controls of the propulsion system by radial and transverse thrust is described, solving the problem of controllability of transfer to a specified orbit. The positional controls are derived in analytical form. Numerical calculations are reported for the positional control and controlled flight trajectories with test parameters.

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  1. Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    V. P. Gor’kov, L. N. Luk’yanova & S. A. Shatkov

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  1. V. P. Gor’kov
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Translated from Prikladnaya Matematika i Informatika, No. 66, 2021, pp. 80–88.

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Gor’kov, V.P., Luk’yanova, L.N. & Shatkov, S.A. Positional Flight Control of a Hybrid Propulsion Spacecraft. Comput Math Model 32, 171–182 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10598-021-09524-z

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