Space Engineering

This book presents a selection of advanced case studies that cover a substantial range of issues and real-world challenges and applications in space engineering. Vital mathematical modeling and numerical solution aspects of each application case study are presented in detail, with discussions of a range of advanced model development and solution techniques and tools.??Space engineering challenges are discussed in the following contexts:??-model space vehicle design??-computation of optimal low thrust transfers?-indirect optimization of spacecraft trajectories??-resource-constrained scheduling,??-packing problems in space??-design of complex interplanetary trajectories??-satellite constellation image acquisition?-re-entry test vehicle configuration selection??-collision risk assessment on perturbed orbits??-optimal robust design of hybrid rocket engines??-nonlinear regression analysis in space engineering??-regression-based sensitivity analysis and robust design?-low-thrust multi-revolution orbit transfers??-modeling and optimization of balance layout problems??-pilot-induced oscillations alleviation??-modeling and optimization of hybrid transfers to near-Earth objects??-probabilistic safety analysis of the collision between space debris and satellite?-flatness-based low-thrust trajectory optimization for spacecraft proximity operations??The contributing authors are expert researchers and practitioners in either the space engineering and/or in the applied optimization fields. Researchers and practitioners working in various applied aspects of space engineering will find this book practical and informative. Academics, graduate and post-graduate students in aerospace engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, optimization, and optimal control, will find this book useful. ?