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CLASS-Astrodynamics Technologies
CLASS-Astrodynamics Technologies
OPAG workshop
Feb 21,2018
methods?
New Frontiers…
Discovery…
Mission Science Return
Exploring the Design Space
• Each dot is a point design
• Single dots can be massive effort (say team of
engineers, working for weeks)
• Need new automated methods to search full space
Notional Design Space
with 3 Performance Indices
Metric 2
radiation
Metric 1
want to minimize both objectives
Typical Mission Study/Proposal
Multiple
local
minima
Multi-revolution
problems
Constraints
Low Energy Third-Body Dynamics
~Ballistic Capture
Primary
Quasi‐ballistic capture
Loosely orbit for “free”
Multiple Flyby Trajectories
Titan Enceladus Cycler
Long Life Periodic Science Orbits
Enceladus Vesta
Europa
Ganymede
Phobos
Gaussian Mixture Models
• Applications
- Planetary protection
- Collision probability
- Navigation Monte
Carlos
- Uncertainty
Quantification
• Fast proxy model
• Make a non-Gaussian
distribution using a
sum of Gaussians
• Split the distribution in Full distribution
multiple dimensions Approximate
distribution
Fast Gravity Models
Point mascon model Interpolation model
rj
rcm Mj
Multi‐core models
Analytic Models (e.g. low-thrust, oblate
planets, three-body)
• Orbit averaging
• Perturbation theory
• Choice of independent variables, coordinates
matter
• Speed allows massive, rapid searches
• New/improved methods
- Vinti model: Oblate bodies (large J2 like Earth
all the gas giants)
- Control models (analytic low thrust models)
Analytic propagation of
- Series solutions (modern taylor series,
Saturn insertion
others)
- STARK MODEL (from physics –charged
particles in homogeneous e field)
u0
x1 xN-1 uN-1 Numerical propagation:
x2 SLOW
x0 xN
u1
Analytic Models: FAST
t0 t1 t2 tN-1 tN
Auto/Optical Navigation at Small bodies
• Autonomous S.L.A.M.
• On‐board (simultaneous
• Filtering localization and
(EKF/UKF/DDF) mapping)
• Approach/ • Body Spin State
Descent • S/C position
• Pinpoint landing • S/C attitude
BACKUPS
Introductions…
My Research Interests
• Trajectory optimization
• Multi-body dynamics
• Perturbation methods
• Numerical methods/ HPC
• Planetary moon missions
• Gravity modeling
• Optimal control
• Space Situational Awareness
• Navigation/ Proximity Operations