Research Article

Influence of Steering Angle Profiles on the Orbit Transfer Trajectory

Table 4

Results for the example in Table 3.

Options of the steering angle profile (degrees) (seconds) (kg)

Indirect method−72.21862510.3865135.3193
Option 1. zero order(inertial frame)−76.95922582.4696139.2049
Option 2. 1st-order polynomial(inertial frame)−71.74232515.1796135.5777
Option 3. 1st-order polynomial(rotating frame)−72.20902510.4736135.3240
Option 4. Antivelocity directionNot convergedNot convergedNot converged