Energy analysis and trajectory design for low-energy escaping orbit in Earth–Moon system

• Published in: Nonlinear dynamics Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 463 - 478
• Main Authors: Qian, Y. J., Zhang, W., Yang, X. D., Yao, M. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.07.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Automotive Engineering; Classical Mechanics; Computer simulation; Control; Design analysis; Dynamic models; Dynamical Systems; Energy; Energy conservation; Engineering; Four body problem; Lunar probes; Mapping; Mechanical Engineering; Moon; Orbits; Original Paper; Poincare maps; Space exploration; Sun; Three body problem; Trajectory analysis; Vibration; Escaping orbit; Elliptical four-body problem; Poincaré map; Energy mechanism

Due to the limits of size and weight of probes, analysis and design of the low-energy escaping orbit play a significant role in saving the energy in space exploration. In this paper, we research the mechanism of the evolution of the probe orbital energy and develop a design method for the low-energy...