LIBRATION POINT STUDIES. AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH.
Abstract
Significant reductions in the amplitude of os cillations of a small body about the Restricted Three-Body libration points can be attained through proper selection of initial conditions and the Sun's position at the time of satellite insertion. These conditions can be closely approximated by minimizing the 'first order' solution of the restricted four-body equations of motion. The procedure used in this report succeeded in reducing peak amplitudes for stable motion and divergence rates for unstable motion by approximately 70 and 75 percent, respectively. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0413490
Entities
People
- Paul Iichael Ulshafer
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology