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Electric thruster mode-pruning strategies for trajectory-propulsion co-optimization

Arya, Vishala; Taheri, Ehsan; Junkins, John

Application of idealized constant-specific-impulse, constant-thrust electric thruster performance models or curve-fitted polynomials is quite common for spacecraft trajectory design. However, incorporation of realistic performance models of multi-mode electric thrusters leads to notable challenges, and at the same time, offers unprecedented system…