Characterizing Low-Thrust Transfers from Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits to Low Lunar Orbits with Q-Law

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Shimane, Yuri
Preston, Dyllon
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Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was established in 1931, with a name change in 1962 to the School of Aerospace Engineering
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Near rectilinear halo orbits (NRHOs) are an integral orbital regime in humanity's permanent return to cislunar space. Traffic between the NRHO and low-lunar orbit (LLO) is expected to increase dramatically, supporting cislunar activities. Linking NRHOs and LLOs via low-thrust transfers will be a vital piece of transportation infrastructure. This work provides an assessment of low-thrust transfers from NRHOs to LLOs using Q-law, a Lyapyunov feedback controller based on Keplerian elements, treating the Earth as a third-body perturbation. Leveraging the deterministic nature of Q-law, low-thrust transfers between NRHOs and LLOs are characterized for various propulsion systems, spacecraft mass, and departure windows.
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2023-08
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