Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation

Аннотация

• Acknowledgment
• Introduction

1. Basics of space flight mechanics and control theory

• 1.1. Mathematical and mechanical preliminaries
• 1.2. Coordinate systems
• 1.3 Two-body problem: Motion in the orbital plane
• 1.4 Planetary equations for perturbed motion
• 1.5 Relative orbital motion
• 1.6 Rigid body attitude motion in orbit
• 1.7 Orbital and attitude perturbations
• 1.8 Lyapunov stability theory for the search for control laws
• 1.9 Chaotic dynamics of nonlinear system

2. Space debris problem

• 2.1 Review of the space debris problem
• 2.2 Contact methods of active space debris removal
• 2.3 Contactless space debris removal approaches

3. Ion beam physics

• 3.1 Mathematical modeling of an in-beam
• 3.2 Simplified ion beam models
• 3.3 Physics of ion beam interaction with a body surface
• 3.4 Calculating the forces and torque generated by the ion beam
• 3.5 Examples of ion force and torque calculations

4. Dynamics of relative translation motion of spherical space debris during ion beam transportation

• 4.1 Mathematical model describing ion beam transportation without taking into account space debris attitude motion
• 4.2 Calculation of fuel consumption and thruster plume parameters
• 4.3 Estimation of the thruster exhaust velocity and propellant mass for space debris deorbiting from a circular orbit
• 4.4 Active spacecraft relative position stability and control
• 4.5 Space debris removal: Preliminary mission design

5. Dynamics of passive object attitude motion during ion beam transportation

• 5.1 Mathematical models of a passive space debris object during its contactless transportation by an active spacecraft
• 5.2 Attitude dynamics of the uncontrolled motion of a passive space debris object at a constant relative position of the active spacecraft
• 5.3 Dynamics of the controlled motion of a passive object
• 5.4 Fuel costs estimation for ion beam-assisted space debris removal mission with and without attitude control

6. The use of contactless ion beam technology

• 6.1 Orbital flight in one plane
• 6.2 Deorbiting of space debris object into the atmosphere
• 6.3 Transportation of space debris into disposal orbit