3 papers
astro-ph.EP2021
Minimal Differential Lateral Acceleration Configurations for Starshade Stationkeeping in Exoplanet Direct Imaging
Jackson Kulik, Gabriel J. Soto, Dmitry Savransky
Exoplanet imaging missions utilizing an external occulter (starshade) for starlight suppression require precise alignment between the telescope and starshade, necessitating mainten…
astro-ph.EP2020
An In-Plane -Invariance Condition and Control Algorithm for Highly Elliptical Satellite Formations
Jackson Kulik
Phased formations of satellites provide an important means of keeping multiple satellites in close proximity without becoming dangerously close to one another. In order to minimize…
astro-ph.EP2019
Construction of J2-Invariant Periodic Relative Motion in Highly Elliptical Orbits
Jackson Kulik
Two satellites with mean orbital elements which differ only in terms of right ascension of the ascending node, argument of perigee, and mean anomaly are notable for having the same…