Research Article

Influence of Steering Angle Profiles on the Orbit Transfer Trajectory

Table 1

Options for the steering angle profiles.

OptionSteering angle profileNumber of design parameters

(1) Zero order (inertial frame)3 (, , )
(2) 1st-order polynomial (inertial frame)4 (, , , )
(3) 1st-order polynomial (rotating frame)4 (, , , )
(4) Antivelocity direction2 (, )