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Analysis of Petal Rotation Trajectory Characteristics

Anderson, Rodney L.·Campagnola, Stefano·Buffington, Brent B.
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In this study, the characteristics of petal rotation trajectories are explored in both the two-body and circular restricted three-body problem (CRTBP) models. Petal rotation trajectories alternate long and short resonances of different kinds to rotate the line of apsides. They are typically computed using the patched conic model, and they are used in a number of different missions and mission concepts including Cassini, JUICE, and Europa mission concepts. Petal rotation trajectories are first analyzed here using the patched conic model to quantify their characteristics and search for cases with fast rotation of the line of apsides. When they are computed in the CRTBP, they are unstable periodic orbits with corresponding stable and unstable manifolds. The characteristics of these orbits are explored from a dynamical systems perspective in the second phase of the study.

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Anderson, Rodney L., Campagnola, Stefano, Buffington, Brent B.. 2014-08-05. Analysis of Petal Rotation Trajectory Characteristics. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160008233

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