Trajectory of spacecraft with photonic laser propulsion in the two-body problem

Fu Yuen Hsiao*, Tai Hang Wang, Chi Cheng Lee, Pin Chu Yang, Hung Chu Wei, Ping Yen Tsai

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研究成果: Article査読

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抄録

The photonic laser propulsion (PLP) system can produce continuous and constant thrust. This paper reviews its basics and then studies its application in the two-body interplanetary trajectory. This study also derives the equations of motion (EOM) for a spacecraft in an inertial frame and rotational frame for the two-body problem, and uses the Jacobi integral to investigate the spatial restrictions on trajectory. This study proposes a constraint on the smallest thrust at the launching stage, and finds the in-plane and out-of-plane equilibria. Numerical simulations confirm the validity of the derivations. The results of this paper are directly applicable to future PLP thrust missions, and particularly interplanetary travel.

本文言語English
ページ(範囲)215-226
ページ数12
ジャーナルActa Astronautica
84
DOI
出版ステータスPublished - 2013
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 航空宇宙工学

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