Optimal Inspection Trajectories with Enforcement of Chief and Inspector-Centered Dynamic Zone Constraints

Authors

Mark Mercier, Air Force Research Laboratory
Kirk W. Johnson, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-14-2019

Abstract

The need for on-orbit optimal inspection missions has risen with the aging of important legacy space assets. It is of interest to complete inspection missions without interruption of mission operations which can be simulated via dynamic keep-in and keep-out zone constraints. In addition, inspection pointing requirements must be captured via a body-fixed, inspector-centered keep-in zone constraint. This study implements a technique capable of finding the optimal inspection trajectory in the presence of multiple dynamic zone constraints which are either chief or inspector-fixed. This technique is proven in an example scenario with additional parameter sensitivity analysis.

Comments

Conference Session: Trajectory Design & Optimization V

This conference paper was later published in Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Volume 171, Pages 2005-2019, 2020. ISBN 9780877036654

Source Publication

2019 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

Recommended Citation

Mercier, M., & Johnson, K. W. (2019). Optimal Inspection Trajectories with Enforcement of Chief and Inspector-Centered Dynamic Zone Constraints. 2019 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Session: Trajectory Design&Optimization V, AAS 19-895.