An analytical technique for the statistical analysis of a low thrust trim maneuver in interplanetary navigation has been developed. The maneuver is treated rigorously as a nonlinear function of the trajectory errors to be removed, and the corresponding nongaussian statistics are developed. The method determines the statistical properties of the maneuver direction and duration, as well as the final state dispersion covariance. The analytical technique is applied to the terminal maneuver in a 1980 Encke slow flyby mission and is found to yield accurate statistical results with much less effort than Monte Carlo simulation. The method permits consideration of a shorter terminal maneuver than does linear analysis, with a consequent improvement in delivery accuracy.
Statistical analysis of trim maneuvers in low thrust interplanetary navigation
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 1975 ; Pasadena, CA
1975-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Interplanetary maneuvers using radial thrust
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