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Engineering Note

Low-energy Earth–Moon transfer autonomous guidance considering high-fidelity orbital dynamics

Chi Wang1,2, Wei Liu1,2( ), Yang Gao1,2
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100089, China
Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100089, China
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Abstract

This technical note presents a practical approach to low-energy Earth–Moon transfer autonomous guidance considering high-fidelity orbital dynamics. Initially, autonomous guidance, delineated as a trajectory-tracking problem, is addressed within the framework of a predesigned reference trajectory solution, accompanied by empirical trajectory correction maneuver allocation. A series of two-point boundary value problems is subsequently formulated to incorporate guidance velocity increments. An algorithm employing quasilinearization, discretization, and recursion is proposed to address these boundary value problems, which results in enhanced convergence performance compared with traditional differential-correction-based guidance methods. Finally, a Monte Carlo analysis demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed autonomous guidance approach, indicating its potential for onboard applications.

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low-energy Earth–Moon transferautonomous guidancetrajectory trackinglinearization and discretizationdifferential-correction-based guidance

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Astrodynamics
Volume 8 Issue 4,
December 2024
Pages 689-701
DOI: 10.1007/s42064-024-0211-y
Cite this article:
Wang C, Liu W, Gao Y. Low-energy Earth–Moon transfer autonomous guidance considering high-fidelity orbital dynamics. Astrodynamics, 2024, 8(4): 689-701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42064-024-0211-y

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Received: 31 December 2023
Accepted: 26 March 2024
Published: 09 August 2024
© Tsinghua University Press 2024
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