Jonny Peza
Multi-Objective Trajectory Optimization for Multi-Target Ground Observations with High-Thrust Maneuvers in the Presence of Perturbations.
Rel. Paolo Maggiore, Riccardo Apa, Giuseppe Governale. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Aerospace Engineering, 2025
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Designing Earth–observation campaigns that visit multiple ground sites from Low Earth Orbit is a balancing act between geometry, timing and propellant. This thesis proposes a practical framework to plan multi-target observations by coupling a realistic dynamical and sensing model with a multiobjective optimizer. The spacecraft motion is propagated with a secular J₂ model, observation feasibility is enforced through nadir-aligned line-of-sight and field-of-view rules with minimum observation time. Operational limits include altitude bounds, mass budget and propellant budget. Trajectory corrections are executed as high-thrust impulsive maneuvers in the RTN frame (tangential and normal components, radial set to zero by design), interspersed with coast phases.
The mission design problem is stated as a tri-objective optimization that (i) minimizes total ΔV, (ii) maximizes the number of targets successfully observed within their time windows, and (iii) minimize total latness, that is the cumulative time by which observations exceed their deadlines
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