稳定的光环轨道附近的动态
David Lujan1, Daniel J Scheeres1
1Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 3775 Discovery Dr., Boulder, 80309 Colorado USA.
The journal of the astronautical sciences
|June 30, 2023
概括
研究人员在地球月球系统中探索了稳定的光环轨道,发现了新的准光环轨道. 这些发现为诸如月球网关之类的太空任务提供了对轨道动态的洞察.
科学领域:
- 天体力学 天体力学
- 天体动力学是指天体动力学.
- 太空任务设计空间任务设计
背景情况:
- 地球月球系统是太空探索的关键领域,其稳定的光环轨道提供独特的动态特性.
- 了解这些光环轨道附近的位置对于设计太空任务的高效和稳定的轨道至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 计算和分析地球-月球系统的循环限制三体问题中的稳定光环轨道附近的轨道.
- 探索一个三参数家族的准光环轨道,包括部分圆形和部分形类型,以及它们的3D不变圆.
- 确定这些新计算的轨道对太空任务的潜在应用.
主要方法:
- 开发一种算法来量化轨道表征的不变表面的大小.
- 部分圆,部分高波,圆准光环轨道的数值计算和分析.
- 研究动态行为,包括稳定性分叉和非线性雅科比常数变化.
主要成果:
- 识别二维准周期性托里 (部分圆/超标) 和三维准周期性托里 (圆轨道).
- 检测稳定性分叉,其中部分圆的Tori过渡到部分过度的Tori.
- 观察非线性雅科比常数的行为,与不稳定的光环轨道附近的轨道不同.
结论:
- 这项研究揭示了稳定的光环轨道附近的复杂动态结构,扩大了已知的解决方案家族.
- 这些发现提供了对准光环轨道及其特征的全面了解,与未来太空任务规划相关.
- 已识别的轨道及其属性为优化轨道和在地球月球空间中保持站点提供了宝贵的见解.
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