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    Capturing orbital debris : a modular mission architecture and optimization

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    Woeppel, Eric
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    Anderson, Kurt S.; Hicken, Jason; Oehlschlaeger, Matthew A.;
    Date Issued
    2015-05
    Subject
    Aerospace engineering
    Degree
    MS;
    Terms of Use
    This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
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    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/1452
    Abstract
    In the near-Earth space environment, orbital debris is becoming a larger concern as the space in commercial, defense, and scientific orbits become more crowded. These objects often provide security concerns for newly launched satellites and those currently in operation. The interest of this paper is to analyze the state of the debris clouds, propose an optimized set of requirements for a modular based design, and to present the incentive for removal of dead objects. The analysis for this research was done in MATLAB using two line element datasets for orbital propagation, engineering optimization algorithms, and historical design attempts. The end goal being to show the advantages of modular, reusable infrastructure that is capable of rendezvousing with and disposing of multiple objects of interest.;
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    May 2015; School of Engineering
    Department
    Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering;
    Publisher
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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