Parallel Orbit Propagation and the Analysis of Satellite Constellations.

Abstract

This thesis describes the development of a scalable, portable parallel orbit propagator, with application to the analysis of satellite constellations, The Draper Semianalytic Satellite Theory (DSST) is coupled with the Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) software package to demonstrate the power of the networked computing paradigm. The PVM/DSST is employed to analyze the stability of the 840 satellite Teledesic constellation, as described in the 1994 FCC filing, under real-world perturbations. Combined with genetic algorithm optimization software, the frozen orbit of a satellite in the presence of arbitrary perturbations is easily determined. This concept is extended to automate constellation design for optimal performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296346

Entities

People

  • Scott T. Wallace

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Communication Satellites
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Computing
  • Performance Tests
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Space Objects

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Biotechnology
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites