Space transportation system and infrastructure design for regular interplanetary cargo missions

Hao Chen, Hang Woon Lee, Koki Ho

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    Abstract

    This paper develops a computationally efficient and scalable mission planning optimization method for a regular interplanetary transportation missions over a long time horizon. As more sustainable and long-term manned missions to Mars are being conceptualized, the need for a reliable and regular interplanetary cargo transportation system has also become increasingly prominent. However, planning the regular cargo transportation mission with the existing problem formulation had a limitation in computational scalability in the time dimension. The proposed method, or also termed as partially periodic time-expanded network, is constructed to compensate the past studies’ limitations and is shown to be computationally scalable and also capable of generating solutions that are practically preferred. A case study reveals the convergence of the initial mass low-Earth orbit (IMLEO) of the regular missions to the theoretical optimal solution as the number of cargo transportation missions increases.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2017
    EventAIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, SPACE 2017 - Orlando, United States
    Duration: 12 Sep 201714 Sep 2017

    Publication series

    NameAIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, SPACE 2017
    Volume0

    Conference

    ConferenceAIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, SPACE 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityOrlando
    Period12/09/1714/09/17

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