PERTURBING FORCES IN A CONTACTLESS ORBITAL TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH BEAM MISALIGNMENT
Рубрика:
| WANG, C, 1Zakrzhevskii, AE 1S.P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Space Sci. & Technol. 2026, 32 ;(4):12-29 |
| https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2026.04.012 |
| Мова публікації: English |
Анотація: Low Earth orbits contain a large amount of space debris, motivating the development of technologies for its utilization and in-orbit
processing. One promising approach involves transporting processed material between orbital locations using contactless propulsion systems. Th is paper presents a mathematical model of a two-body contactless orbital transfer system consisting of a spacecraft equipped with two coaxial, oppositely directed electric propulsion thrusters and a passive spherical body. Th e system enables orbital transfer by accelerating or decelerating the body via a directed jet. A method and computational algorithms are developed to evaluate both external and internal perturbing forces acting on the system, as well as the force exerted on the spherical body by the propulsion jet. Th e proposed approach is based on the numerical construction of a central projection of the body onto an auxiliary plane and requires signifi cantly less information about the target geometry — only the distance to the target and the angle of deviation of the target’s center of mass from the beam axis. Th is approach also enables force estimation under beam misalignment conditions. Special attention is given to cases of incomplete thrust transfer caused by deviation of the body from the jet axis. Th e developed algorithms account for variations in the applied force depending on the degree of misalignment. Th e results improve the accuracy of force modeling in contactless orbital transfer systems and can be used in the development of guidance and control algorithms. |
| Ключові слова: beam misalignment, contactless orbital transfer, force modeling, perturbing forces, two-body system |
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