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<p>Singular perturbation theory is applied for analytically estimating the effects of small acceleration terms on spacecraft orbital dynamics, which are representative of the action of a drag force or of an electric low-thrust propulsion system. The effects of density variation with altitude and thrust magnitude as a function of distance from the primary body are included in the analysis. Comparisons with results obtained from numerical integration and other analytical and semianalytical methods demonstrate the validity of the approach in predicting the secular variation of orbit parameters in planar motion, with advantages in terms of accuracy and/or computational cost with respect to other approximations.</p>

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Application of singular perturbation theory to space flight dynamics problems

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年9月26日

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  • Danilo Zona,
  • Giulio Avanzini,
  • Fabrizio Giulietti,
  • Alessandro Palmas

摘要

Singular perturbation theory is applied for analytically estimating the effects of small acceleration terms on spacecraft orbital dynamics, which are representative of the action of a drag force or of an electric low-thrust propulsion system. The effects of density variation with altitude and thrust magnitude as a function of distance from the primary body are included in the analysis. Comparisons with results obtained from numerical integration and other analytical and semianalytical methods demonstrate the validity of the approach in predicting the secular variation of orbit parameters in planar motion, with advantages in terms of accuracy and/or computational cost with respect to other approximations.