2 papers
math.DS2025
Mass-Optimal Low-Thrust Forced Periodic Trajectories in the Earth-Moon CR3BP
Colby C. Merrill, Jackson Kulik, Matthew J. Bryan +1
In Cislunar space, spacecraft are able to exploit naturally periodic orbits, which provide operational reliability. However, these periodic orbits only exist in a limited volume. E…
math.DS2024
Generation of Energy-Optimal Low-Thrust Forced Periodic Trajectories in the CR3BP
Colby C. Merrill, Jackson Kulik, Dmitry Savransky
In this work, we investigate trajectories that require thrust to maintain periodic structure in the circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP). We produce bounds in position an…