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A machine learning and feature engineering approach for the prediction of the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects
Francesco Salmaso, Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo
The continuously growing number of objects orbiting around the Earth is expected to be accompanied by an increasing frequency of objects re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Many of…
Ejecta cloud distributions for the statistical analysis of impact cratering events onto asteroids' surfaces: a sensitivity analysis
Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo, Yuichi Tsuda
This work presents the model of an ejecta cloud distribution to characterise the plume generated by the impact of a projectile onto asteroids surfaces. A continuum distribution bas…
Target selection for Near-Earth Asteroids in-orbit sample collection missions
Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo, Yuichi Tsuda
This work presents a mission concept for in-orbit particle collection for sampling and exploration missions towards Near-Earth asteroids. Ejecta is generated via a small kinetic im…
Comparison of continuity equation and Gaussian mixture model for long-term density propagation using semi-analytical methods
Pan Sun, Camilla Colombo, Mirko Trisolini +1
This paper compares the continuum evolution for density equation modelling and the Gaussian mixture model on the 2D phase space long-term density propagation problem in the context…
Interface between the long-term propagation and the destructive re-entry phases exploiting the overshoot boundary
Christian Fusaro, Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo
In recent years, due to the constant increase of the density of satellites in the space environment, several studies have been focused on the development of active and passive stra…
Re-entry prediction and demisability analysis for the atmospheric disposal of geosynchronous satellites
Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo
The paper presents a re-entry analysis of Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO) satellites on disposal trajectories that enhance the effects of the Earth oblateness and lunisolar perturbation…
Fragmentation model and strewn field estimation for meteoroids entry
Simone Limonta, Mirko Trisolini, Stefan Frey +1
Everyday thousands of meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere. The vast majority burn up harmlessly during the descent, but the larger objects survive, occasionally experiencing in…
Propagation and reconstruction of re-entry uncertainties using continuity equation and simplicial interpolation
Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo
This work proposes a continuum-based approach for the propagation of uncertainties in the initial conditions and parameters for the analysis and prediction of spacecraft re-entries…
Constrained optimisation of preliminary spacecraft configurations under the design-for-demise paradigm
Mirko Trisolini, Hugh G. Lewis, Camilla Colombo
In the past few years, the interest towards the implementation of design-for-demise measures has increased steadily. Most mid-sized satellites currently launched and already in orb…
Predicting the vulnerability of spacecraft components: modelling debris impact effects through vulnerable-zones
Mirko Trisolini, Hugh G. Lewis, Camilla Colombo
The space environment around the Earth is populated by more than 130 million objects of 1 mm in size and larger, and future predictions shows that this amount is destined to increa…
Spacecraft design optimisation for demise and survivability
Mirko Trisolini, Hugh G. Lewis, Camilla Colombo
Among the mitigation measures introduced to cope with the space debris issue there is the de-orbiting of decommissioned satellites. Guidelines for re-entering objects call for a gr…
Demisability and survivability sensitivity to design-for-demise techniques
Mirko Trisolini, Hugh G. Lewis, Camilla Colombo
The paper is concerned with examining the effects that design-for-demise solutions can have not only on the demisability of components, but also on their survivability that is thei…