Optimal drag-based collision avoidance: Balancing miss distance and orbital decay

Emanuela Gaglio, Constantin Traub, Fabrizio Turco, Jhonathan O. Murcia Piñeros, Riccardo Bevilacqua, Stefanos Fasoulas

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-305
Number of pages11
JournalActa Astronautica
Volume228
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2025
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Aerospace Engineering

Keywords

  • Aerodynamic drag
  • Collision avoidance
  • Optimal control theory
  • Propellantless control
  • Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

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