Modeling and Control of Fuel Sloshing and its Effect on Spacecraft Attitude

M. Navabi; A. Davodi

Volume 11, Issue 4 , December 2018, , Pages 11-22

Abstract
  Sloshing phenomenon in spacecraft fuel tank during orbital maneuver, causes adverse effects on spacecraft attitude. Therefore, before orbital maneuvers, modeling fuel sloshing and determining appropriate method for controlling it has to be carried out. The aim of this paper is to model slosh dynamics ...  Read More

Optimal Multiple-Impulse Orbit Transfer Utilizing Pseudo-Newton Method

Maryam Kiani; Amir Shakouri; S.H Pourtakdoust; Mohammad Sayanjali

Volume 11, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 49-57

Abstract
  A new strategy is presented for the optimal transfer of non-coplanar elliptical orbits based on sequential multi-Lambert trajectories. The proposed method tries to minimize the control effort during the orbit transfer. The main advantages of the proposed method include transfer between arbitrary initial ...  Read More