Use of the Method of Particular Solutions in Determining Periodic Orbits of the Earth-Moon System,

Abstract

Modified quasilinearization is employed in combination with the method of particular solutions in order to find several periodic orbits of the Earth-Moon system, specifically, (a) an orbit around the Earth, (b) an orbit around the Moon, and (c) an orbit around both the Earth and the Moon. The computational results show that convergence is quite rapid, even though each nominal curve employed is not a good approximation to the solution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717192

Entities

People

  • Klaus Hinrich Well

Organizations

  • Rice University

Tags

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris