A Study of Very High Altitude Maneuvers Using Aerodynamic Forces. Volume IV. Optimum Maneuvers of Hypervelocity Vehicles Using Thrust and/or Aerodynamic Force.
Abstract
A lifting, thrusting vehicle operating at orbital speeds about a spherical planet is considered. The general problem posed is that of moving the vehicle from a given set of initial conditions to a given set of terminal conditions while minimizing the characteristic velocity of the maneuver. The maneuver is accomplished by a combination of thrust and aerodynamic force. The first problem solved is transfer from an initial circular orbit to a final non-coplanar circular orbit. Pure thrusting maneuvers are compared with combined thrust-aerodynamic maneuvers, with the optimal solutions given in closed form.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA004791
Entities
People
- Adolf Busemann
- Nguyen X. Vinh
- Robert D. Culp
Organizations
- University of Colorado Boulder