2 papers
eess.SY2026
Improved Directional State Transition Tensors for Accurate Aerocapture Performance Analysis
Grace E. Calkins, Jay W. McMahon, David C. Woffinden
Aerocapture is particularly challenging for semi-analytical propagation because the dynamics are dominated by nonconservative forces whose magnitudes vary significantly throughout…
eess.SY2026
Risk-Aware Aerocapture Guidance Through a Probabilistic Indicator Function
Grace E. Calkins, Jay W. McMahon, Alireza Doostan +1
Aerocapture is sensitive to trajectory errors, particularly for low-cost missions with imprecise navigation. For such missions, considering the probability of each failure mode whe…