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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Mission Design"”.
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Utilizing Augmented Reality for Immersive Space Mission Design
<p>Designing spacecraft mission trajectories is a complex, tedious, and stringent process that requires a strong background in astrodynamics and programming due to the complex dynamical environment of space. The current 2D visualization methods for displaying these geometrically abstract …
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Integrated vehicle and mission design using convex optimization
… is used to solve the simultaneous vehicle and mission design problem. The objective of this work is to develop convex optimization architectures that allow both the vehicle and mission to be designed together. They allow the problem to be solved very quickly while maintaining similar fidelity …
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Concurrent engineering for mission design in different cultures
… scale of the product. Except for some commercial missions, most of the satellites are designed from concept to optimally achieve their missions. Historically, the multidisciplinary team spent several months or even a year to finish the concept design. As the information technology revolution …
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Mission design for safe traverse of planetary hoppers
… questions of this research are: - What types of missions will hoppers perform and how does a hopper traverse as part of these missions? - How does a hopper traverse from its current location to a new landing site safely? This thesis: - describes various hopper mission scenarios and considerations …
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Mission design analysis methodology for space-based computational data centers
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Optimal control techniques for multimode propulsion mission design in cislunar space
… Additionally, multimode propulsion provides mission flexibility and adaptability because the propellant may, in principle, be used in any mode at any time. Despite these benefits, there is presently a lack of mature techniques for designing optimal multimode transfers—particularly for …
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Interstellar Mission Design of a Fusion-Powered Spacecraft to Proxima b
… provides a framework for large-scale spacecraft missions to Proxima b. The instrumentation included in the payload was defined based on missions with similar science objectives and flight conditions. A case study was conducted for three propulsion systems: the Fusion Driven Rocket (FDR), an …
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Coupled orbit-attitude mission design in the circular restricted three-body problem
<p>Trajectory design increasingly leverages multi-body dynamical structures that are based on an understanding of various types of orbits in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem (CR3BP). Given the more complex dynamical environment, mission applications may also benefit from deeper insight …
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Interpolation of Experimental Error Statistics for Mission Design of GPS Partial Attitude Determination
… presents an exhaustive simulation method for designing a GNSS pitch and heading determination system. A simulated environment, validated experimentally with 2 GNSS antennas, is used in conjunction with a fixed satellite geometry in order to generate pseudorange and carrier phase measurements …
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Novel methods for high-fidelity low-thrust spacecraft trajectory optimization and mission design
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-20 without embargo terms
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Interplanetary mission design with applications to guidance and optimal control of aero-assisted trajectories
… and gives a motivating push to fly this mission.</p>
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Mission design and trajectory analysis for inspection of a host spacecraft by a microsatellite
The trajectory analysis and mission design for inspection of a host spacecraft by a microsatellite is motivated by the current developments in designing and building prototypes of a microsatellite inspector vehicle. Two different, mission scenarios are covered in this thesis - a host spacecraft in …
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A payload-centric approach towards resilient and robust electric-propulsion enabled constellation mission design
… studies have shown that distributed spacecraft missions, or constellations, can offer similar performance to monolithic satellite missions for lower cost and less risk. Additionally, recent developments in and implementation of electric propulsion (EP) technologies further the case for the use …
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A payload-centric approach towards resilient and robust electric-propulsion enabled constellation mission design
… studies have shown that distributed spacecraft missions, or constellations, can offer similar performance to monolithic satellite missions for lower cost and less risk. Additionally, recent developments in and implementation of electric propulsion (EP) technologies further the case for the use …
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Gravity-assist trajectories to Venus, Mars, and the ice giants: Mission design with human and robotic applications
… with analytical ephemeris via the Satellite Tour Design Program (STOUR), originally developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Delivered payload mass is computed for all solutions for select launch vehicles, and attractive solutions are identified as those that deliver a specified amount of …
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Development of a Mission Design Tool for Computing Libration Point Formations Using Differential Corrections Initialized with a Genetic Algorithm
<p>"The growing interest in deep space spacecraft missions and distributed spacecraft formations has established the need for state-of-the-art advancements in the areas of relative dynamics and mission design. The focus of this research is to develop methods for identifying natural (i.e. ballistic) …
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Performance optimization study of a Common Aero Vehicle using a Legendre Pseudospectral Method
… Earth penetrating re-entry vehicle. The CAV mission design problem is to determine a steering command that takes the CAV from a known initial state to a target on the surface of the Earth while optimizing a given performance index and satisfying all of the constraints imposed during flight. …
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Machine learning-aided trajectory optimization and tour design
… (ML)-aided methods for preliminary space mission design, with a focus on trajectory optimization and tour design for interplanetary missions involving multiple gravity assists. In early-stage trajectory analysis, the repeated solution of Lambert’s problem often becomes a major …
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Investigating the Role of Mission Architecture in Crew Socioemotional Health for Mars Exploration
… with commercial successes and NASA’s Artemis missions driving rapid growth and innovation. Plans for longer, larger, and more complex missions necessitate development of new mission architectures to sustain the crews needed to support these missions. Larger missions and multi-site …
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