بهینه سازی مسیر برای به دست آوردن اکتشاف سطحی بر روی اجسام کوچک

Surface exploration is an important way to improve the understanding of small bodies. Considering the irregular and weak gravity field near a small body, the movement of the surface explorer is generally achieved by hopping. In this paper, a guidance algorithm method based on convex optimization approach for pinpoint hopping movement on a small body is developed in order to improve the stability and accuracy of surface exploration. We formulate a fuel-optimal control problem for the single pinpoint hopping and convert it into a second-order cone programming (SOCP) problem which can be solved effectively by primal-dual-interior points method. A multi-hopping scenario is also proposed for the long-distance transfer. To certificate the performance of the proposed guidance algorithm, a full set of simulations are conducted and the effectiveness are analyzed.