PB2A - Parts 3-5

Discipline - Astrodynamics

Possible Research Questions:

• What are the different ways we can get spacecraft to travel through space?
• Are the known methods of space travel efficient enough?
• How does magnetic force effect the orbit of a satellite?

Keywords:

1. Astrodynamics
2. Gravity Assist
3. Spacecraft Velocities
4. Engineering
5. Space
6. Orbit
7. Satellite

Journal Articles:

• Scheeres, D. J. "Orbital Mechanics about Small Bodies." Acta Astronautica, vol. 72, 2012, pp. 1-14. (Link)
• Ferreira, Alessandra F. S., Prado, Antônio F. B. A, and Othon C. Winter. "A Numerical Mapping of Energy Gains in a Powered Swing-by Maneuver." Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 89, no. 2, 2017, pp. 791-818. (Link)
• Sadler, D. H. "Satellite Orbits Astrodynamics (Orbit Determination, Space Navigation, Celestial Mechanics), Volume II. Samuel Herrick, 348 Pp., 6½ × 9¼ in., D. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Ltd., London, 1972. £11.50." The Journal of Navigation, vol. 25, no. 4, 1972, pp. 540-540. (Link) 
• Paul, SN, and C. Frueh. "Space-Object Charging and its Effect on Orbit Evolution." Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, vol. 40, no. 12, 2017, pp. 3180-3198. (Link)
• AZIMOV, DILMURAT, and ROBERT BISHOP. "New Trends in Astrodynamics and Applications: Optimal Trajectories for Space Guidance." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1065, no. 1, 2005, pp. 189-209. (Link)