1993 AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting

Technical Sessions

Session I: Attitude Dynamics and Control I

Monday Morning, 22 February

Chair: Dr. Geoffrey N. Smit, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angelos, CA.

• AAS 93-100 -- Planning and Execution of the Field Test of a CID Star Tracker, S. Mc Laughlin, Bendix Field Engineering Corp., B. Kaufman, R. Dasenbrock, A. Hope, H. Pickard, and P. Melvin, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
• AAS 93-101 -- In-flight Measurement of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-10 Static Earth Sensor Error, E. Harvie, O. Filla,Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Lanham-Seabrook, MD, D. Baker, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
• AAS 93-102 -- Design Study: Parallel Architectures for Autonomous Star Pattern Identification and Tracking, K. E. Williams, T. E. Strikwerda, H. L. Fisher, K. Strohbehn, Johns Hopkins Univ., Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, and T. G. Edwards, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
• AAS 93-103 -- The Attitude Accuracy Consequences of On-Orbit Calibration of the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Attitude Sensors by the Flight Dynamics Facility at Goddard Space Flight Center, W. Davis, J. Hashmall, and R. Harman, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham-Seabrook, MD
• AAS 93-104 -- Indirect Learning Control for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Y.-S. Ryu and R. W. Longman, Columbia Univ., New York, NY
• AAS 93-105 -- Indirect Decentralized Repetitive Control, S. C. Lee and R. W. Longman, Columbia Univ., New York, NY
• AAS 93-106 -- A Nonlinear Control Design for Energy Sink Simulation in the Euler-Poinsot Problem, D. C. Kammer and G. L. Gray, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• AAS 93-107 -- Equations of Motion of Two Phase Variable Mass Systems with Solid Base, F. O. Eke and S.M. Wang, Univ. of CaliforniaDavis, Davis, CA

Session II Orbit Analysis and Prediction

Monday Morning, 22 February

Chair: Dr. Paul Cefola, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

• AAS 93-108 -- Compression of Orbital Ephemerides Using Neural Networks, T. J. Kelly, Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH and J. Nordwall, Boeing Defense & Space Group, Huntsville, AL
• AAS 93-109 -- The Dynamics of a Satellite Attracted by a Planet and Ring, D. J. Scheeres, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA,and N. X. VinhUniv. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI <
• AAS 93-110 -- Relative Behavior of Special Algorithms for the Numerical Integration of Satellite Orbits, J. M. Ferrandiz, P. Martin, and M. E. Sansaturio, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
• AAS 93-111 -- ODEM - An Improved Approach Towards Rapid Satellite Maneuver Calibration, E. Gill, German Space Operations Center, DLR, Federal Republic of Germany, and H. K. Kuga, Instituto Nacianal de Pesquisas Espaciais, S-o JosŽ dos Campos - SP, Brazil
• AAS 93-112 -- Tsien's Method for Generating Non-Keplerian Trajectories Part II - The Question of Thrust to Orbit a Sphere and the Restricted Three-Body Problem, P. A. Murad, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC
• AAS 93-113 -- Gravity Recovery Analysis Using GPS for STEP and Aristoteles, R. J. Muellerschoen, W. I. Bertiger, and S. C. Wu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-114 -- Operational Orbit Determination and Atmospheric Reentry Prediction Using Static and Dynamic Atmospheric Models, R. Fennessey, M. Reynolds, and D. Snow, Lockheed Technical Operations Co., Sunnyvale, CA
• AAS 93-115 -- PCOP: A System for Long-Term Satellite Ephemeris Predictions, K. E. Williams, Johns Hopkins Univ., Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD

Session III: LARGE FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES

Monday Afternoon, 22 February

Chair: Dr. Peter M. Bainum, Howard University, Washington, DC

• AAS 93-116 -- The Influence of Appendage Vibration on the Pointing Accuracy of a Dual-Spin Satellite, M. C. Stabb and A. L. Schlack, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• AAS 93-117 -- Optimal Path Planning of Satellite Mounted Robot Manipulators, V. Schulz, Univ. of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, R. W. Longman, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, and H. G. Bock, Univ. of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
• AAS 93-118 -- The Effects of Plant Model Fidelity on Control-Structure-Interaction for the Space Station Freedom, L. Foster, G. Hu, and J Mapar, Grumman, Space Station Integration Division, Reston, VA
• AAS 93-119 -- Variable Structure Control of Flexible Spacecraft Large-Angle Maneuvers, Z. Yingchano and F. XinXi, Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., Xi'an, China
• AAS 93-120 -- A New Approach to Linear State Space System Identification, T. El-Ali, F. A. Scarpino, and T. J. Kelly, Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH
• AAS 93-121 -- Identification of Second Order Structural Dynamics Models from a State Space Realization, D.-H. Tseng, R. W. Longman, Columbia Univ., New York, NY, and J.-N. Juang, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
• AAS 93-122 -- Identification of Uncertain Structural Parameters in a Flexible Booster, S. Sawai, J. Kawaguchi, and H. Matsuo, ISAS Matsuo Lab, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229, Japan
• AAS 93-123 -- Closest Bifurcation Analysis Applied to Design of Flexible Satellites, A. P. Mazzoleni, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, TX, and I. Dobson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• AAS 93-124 -- A Method for Determining Exact Stability Boundaries for Flexible Satellites with Arbitrary Position Independent Damping, A. P. Mazzoleni, Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, TX and I. Dobson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Session IV: INTERCEPT AND RENDEZVOUS

Monday Afternoon, 22 February

Chair: Dr. John E. Cochran, Auburn University, AL

• AAS 93-125 -- (PAPER WITHDRAWN) Application of a Self-Tuning Extended Kalman Filter to an Angles-Only Tracking/Intercept Problem, D. A. Cicci, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL
• AAS 93-126 -- Exoatmospheric Intercepts Using Zero Effort Miss Steering for Midcourse Guidance, B. Newman, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Chandler, AZ
• AAS 93-127 -- Extended-Mission Opportunities for a Discovery-Class Asteroid Rendezvous Mission, R. Farquhar, Johns Hopkins Univ., Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, S.-C. Jen, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham-Seabrook, MD, and J. V. McAdams, Science Applications International Corp., Shaumburg, IL
• AAS 93-128 -- Comet Navigation and Rendezvous: A Flight Software Design Study, C. Varner, Eagle Engineering, Houston, TX, and W. Fowler, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
• AAS 93-129 -- Minimum-Time Low-Thrust Rendezvous Using Epoch Mean-Longitude Formulation, J. A. Kechichian, The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA
• AAS 93-130 -- Minimum-Fuel Time-Fixed Rendezvous Using Constant Low-Thrust, J. A. Kechichian, The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA
• AAS 93-131 -- Ideal Proportional Navigation, P.-J. Yuan and J.-S. Chern, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Lungtan, Taiwan

Session V: ATTITUDE DYNAMICS AND CONTROL II

Tuesday Morning, 23 February

Chair: Dr. Arun K. Misra, McGill University, Montreal, P. Q., Canada

• AAS 93-132 -- Chaos in Gravity Gradient Satellite Pitch Dynamics via the Method of Melnikov, G. L. Gray and M. C. Stabb, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• AAS 93-133 -- Detection of Chaotic Saddles in an Attitude Maneuver of a Spacecraft Containing a Viscous Damper, G. L. Gray, I. Dobson, and D. C. Kammer, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• AAS 93-134 -- Spin Decay of Small Spacecraft in Elliptic Orbits, A. J. Markwell, Defense Research Agency, Farnborough, Hants, UK, and G. G. Swinerd, Southampton Univ., Highfield, Southampton, UK
• AAS 93-135 -- Stability of Spinning Rockets with Internal Mass Motion, D. L. Mingori, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, D. M. Halsmer, Oral Roberts Univ., and Y. Yam, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT
• AAS 93-136 -- Spinup Dynamics of Axisymmetric Biaxial Gyrostats, C. D. Hall, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
• AAS 93-137 -- Rapid Solution of Minimum Time Rotational Maneuvers of an Axi-Symmetric Spacecraft, R. M. Byers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
• AAS 93-138 -- Optimal Open-Loop and Feedback Control for Spacecraft Using Single Gimbal Control Moment Gyroscopes, B. R. Hoelscher and S. R. Vadali, Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX
• AAS 93-139 -- Load Alleviation Maneuvers for a Launch Vehicle, Hans Seywald, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA and Robert R. Bless, Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co., Hampton, VA
• AAS 93-192 -- Adaptive Attitude Control of Spacecraft Using Neural Networks, S. R. Vadali, S. Krishnan, and T. Singh, Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX

Session VI: RENDEZVOUS AND ORBIT TRANSFER

Tuesday Morning, 23 February

Chair: C. David Eakman, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co., Seabrook, MD

• AAS 93-140 -- Operational Constraints in Optimal, Impulsive Rendezvous Trajectories, B. Haufler and D. J. Jezewski, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co., Houston, TX
• AAS 93-141 -- Optimal Power-Limited Rendezvous for Linearized Equations of Motion, T. E. Carter, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
• AAS 93-142 -- High Thrust Rendezvous via Feedback Linearization, S. Lee and J. E. Cochran, Jr., Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL
• AAS 93-143 -- Thrust Programming for Spacecraft Recovery in a Central Gravitational Field, Y. Huang, China Aero-tech I & E Co., Xiamen, Fujian, China and A. H. Jin, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
• AAS 93-144 -- Stable Orbit Rendezvous for a Small Radius Translunar Halo Orbit, B. L. Jones and R. H. Bishop, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
• AAS 93-145 -- Trajectory Design for a Lunar Mapping and Near-Earth-Asteroid Flyby Mission, D. W. Dunham, Johns Hopkins Univ., Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, S.-C. Jen, J. Carrico, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham-Seabrook, MD, and R. W. Farquhar, Johns Hopkins Univ., Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
• AAS 93-146 -- An Indirect Method for Fixed-Time Finite-Thrust Optimal Orbit Transfer, G. Colasurdo and D. Pastrone, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

Session VII: TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION

Tuesday Afternoon, 23 February

Chair: Dr. Kathleen C. Howell, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

• AAS 93-147 -- Equation for Optimal Power-Limited Spacecraft Trajectories, J. E. Prussing, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• AAS 93-148 -- Trajectory Optimization Based on Differential Inclusion, H. Seywald, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA
• AAS 93-149 -- Optimal Parking Orbits for Manned Mars Missions, M. Cupples and J. Nordwall, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Huntsville, AL
• AAS 93-150 -- A Strategy to Rotate the Mars Observer Orbit Node Line to Advance the Mapping Schedule, H. J. Pernicka,San Jose State Univ., San Jose, CA, T. H. Sweetser, and R. B. Roncoli, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-151 -- Neighboring Suboptimal Control for Vehicle Guidance, D. G. Hull and M. J. Nowak, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
• AAS 93-152 -- A Time-Optimal Space Station Reboost Guidance Strategy, R. R. Kumar and H. Seywald, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Hampton, VA
• AAS 93-153 -- Neighboring Optimal Guidance for Aeroassisted Orbit Plane Change with G-value Constraint, J.-S. Chern, F.-K. Hsu, and C.-C. Lin, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Lungtan, Taiwan

Session VIII: APPLICATIONS OF ORBIT DETERMINATION

Tuesday Afternoon, 23 February

Chair: Dr. Thomas J. Eller, Kaman Sciences Corp, Colorado Springs, CO

• AAS 93-154 -- Early Results From the TOPEX/POSEIDON GPS Precise Orbit Determination Demonstration, W. Bertiger, S. Wu, T. Yunck, R. Muellerschoen, S. Lichten, P. Willis, Y. Bar-Sever, A. Davis, and T. Munson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-155 -- Modeling Non-Gravitational Forces Acting on TOPEX/POSEIDON: The Early Days E. J. Christensen, B. G. Williams, D. N. Yuan, and K. C. McColl, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-156 -- Short Arc Orbit Determination for Altimeter Calibration and Validation on TOPEX/POSEIDON B. G. Williams, E. J. Christensen, D. N. Yuan, K. C. McColl, and R. F. Sunseri, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-157 -- GPS Orbit Determination for the Explorer Platform: Preliminary Results K. Gold, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, W. Bertiger, S. Wu, and T. Yunck, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-158 -- Error Modeling for GPS Geodetic Applications , H. J. Rim, R. E. Schutz, and B. D. Tapley, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
• AAS 93-159 -- Improved Treatment of GPS Force Parameters in Precise Orbit Determination Applications , Y. Vigue, S. M. Lichten, R. J. Muellerschoen, G. Blewitt, and M. B. Heflin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-160 -- A Demonstration of TDRS Orbit Determination Using Differential Tracking Observables from GPS Ground Receivers , S. M. Lichten, C. D. Edwards, L. E. Young, S. Nandi, C. Dunn, and B. J. Haines, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-161 -- Evaluation of Landsat-4 Orbit Determination Accuracy Using Batch Least Squares and Sequential Methods , D. Oza, T. Jones, R. Feiertag, M. Samii, Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham-Seabrook, MD, C. Doll, G. Mistretta, and R. Hart, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
• AAS 93-193 -- Comparison of U. S. vs CIS Tracking of Orbital Debris --A First Look, N. Johnson and T. J. Eller, Kaman Sciences Cop., Colorado Springs, CO

Session IX: GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION

Wednesday Morning, 24 February

Chair: Jay W. Middour, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

• AAS 93-162 -- Observability During Planetary Approach Navigation, R. H. Bishop, P. D. Burkhart, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, and S. W. Thurman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-163 -- Radio Doppler Navigation of Interplanetary Spacecraft Using Different Data Processing Modes, S. W. Thurman and J. A. Estefan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-164 -- In-Situ Radio-Metric Tracking to Support Navigation for Interplanetary Missions Involving Multiple Spacecraft, R. D. Kahn, S. Thurman, A. Vijayaraghavan, and C. Edwards, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-165 -- Very-Long-Baseline-Interferometry Measurements of Planetary Orbiters at Mars and Venus, P. M. Kroger, W. M. Folkner, B. A. Iijima, and C. E. Hildebrand, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-166 -- Asteroid Approach Covariance Analysis for the Clementine Mission, Rodica Ionasescu and David Sonnabend, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-167 -- Determination of Radio-Frame Positions for Earth and Jupiter from Ulysses Encounter Tracking, W. M. Folkner and T. P. McElrath, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-168 -- Demonstration of Use of a Real Time Tone Tracker to Obtain Same Beam Interferometry Data, S. Nandi and J. S. Border, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
• AAS 93-169 -- Higher-Order Ionospheric Effects on the Accuracy of the Global Positioning System Observables and Means of Modeling Them, S. Bassiri and G. A. Hajj

Session X: AEROBRAKING/AEROASSIST

Wednesday Morning, 24 February

Chair: Dr. Ho-Pen Chang, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Huntsville, AL

• AAS 93-170 -- Near-Optimal Aerocapture Trajectories with Full Orbital Element Control, G. R. Woodcock, Boeing Defense & Space Group, Huntsville, AL
• AAS 93-171 -- Flexible Strategies for Manned Mars Missions Using Aerobraking and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, J. E. Lyne, Eloret Institute, Palo Alto, CA, and R. D. Braun, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
• AAS 93-172 -- Description and Performance Analysis of a Generalized Optimal Algorithm for Aerobraking Guidance, S. W. Evans and G. A. Dukeman, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL
• AAS 93-173 -- On the High Eccentricity Aerobraking Orbit Transfer Problem, with Parametric Analysis and Numerical Study, H.-L. Fu and R. D. Culp, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• AAS 93-174 -- Mars Aeroassist to Asteroids, W. Vaning, Private Consultant, San Rafael, CA
• AAS 93-175 -- Approximate Chattering Arc for Aerobraking Maneuver, J.-S. Chern and C.-C. Lai, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Lungtan, Taiwan
• AAS 93-176 -- Analytic Theory of Optimal Plane Change by Low Aerodynamic Forces, D.-M. Ma, C.-H. Wu, Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, and N. X. Vinh, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Session XI: ORBIT TRANSFERS

Wednesday Afternoon, 24 February

Chair: Dr. Ronald J. Proulx, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

• AAS 93-177 -- A Classification of the Swing-By Trajectories Passing Near Jupiter, R. A. Brouke and A. F. B. A. Prado, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
• AAS 93-178 -- Geographos Asteroid Flyby and Autonomous Navigation, L. Ng, D. Pines,Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, B. Patz, and D. Perron Coleman Research Corp., Orlando, FL
• AAS 93-179 -- A Search for Alternate Geostationary Transfer Orbits, E. L. Keith, Microcosm, Inc., La Verne, CA
• AAS 93-180 -- Transfer Trajectories for Distant Retrograde Orbiters of the Earth, C. A. Ocampo, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
• AAS 93-181 -- Exploiting Orbital Effects for Short-Range Extravehicular Transfers, T. Williams and D. Baughman, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• AAS 93-182 -- Parametric Studies and Orbital Analysis for an Electric Orbit Transfer Vehicle Spaceflight Demonstration, E. Avila, USAF Philips Lab, Edwards AFB, CA
• AAS 93-183 -- The Problem of Transfer Orbits From One Body Back to the Same Body, A. F. B. A. Prado and Roger A. Brouke, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Session XII: TETHERED/MULTI-BODY SPACECRAFT AND SPECIAL TOPICS

Wednesday Afternoon, 24 February

Chair:Dr. Daryl G. Boden, USAF Academy, CO

• AAS 93-184 -- Effects of Aerodynamic Lift on the Stability of Tethered Satellite Systems, M Keshmiri and A. K. Misra, McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• AAS 93-185 -- The Atmospheric Flight Equations of a Tethered Hypersonic WaveRider, G. Bae, E. Sim, and J. B. Barlow, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
• AAS 93-186 -- Dynamics and System Analysis of a Tethered Satellite System During Atmospheric Flight, G. Bae and J. B. Barlow, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
• AAS 93-187 -- The Hybrid Control of an Orbiting Flexible Tethered Antenna/Reflector System, Z. Tan and P. M. Bainum, Howard Univ., Washington, DC
• AAS 93-188 -- Optimal Detumbling of Multibody Space Systems, N. M. Hussain and T. R. Kane, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
• AAS 93-189 -- An Approach to the Dynamics and Control of the Space Flyer Unit, V. J. Modi, A. C. Ng, and A Suleman, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• AAS 93-190 -- A Cost Analysis for a Nuclear Space Tug, L. Ortiz, San Diego State Univ., San Diego, CA
• AAS 93-191 -- The Gravity Probe B "Niobium Bird" - Experimental Verification of Data Reduction Scheme with Sub-milliarcsecond Accuracy,Hirohiko Uematsu and Bradford W. Parkinson, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
• AAS 93-194 -- A Low-Cost, Near-Term Pluto/Charon Flyby Mission, T. Svitek, R. Lindberg, Orbital Sciences Corp., Chantilly, VA, B. Murray, G. E. Danielson, and D. Muhleman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA