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  #1 LeopoldS on 10 Sep 12

   

  "This year's problem is the global mapping of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, by means of close flybys. A trajectory must be designed for a low-thrust spacecraft which starts at a given distance and speed with respect to Jupiter. The dynamics are simplified: The Sun's gravity is excluded, Jupiter is modelled as a point mass, the flybys of the satellites are modelled as "patched conics" (the satellites do not otherwise affect the trajectory), and the satellites are assumed to follow conic orbits around Jupiter. A performance index, capturing the extent of the global mapping, is to be maximised, subject to a variety of constraints."

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This year's problem is the global mapping of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, by means of close flybys. A trajectory must be designed for a low-thrust spacecraft which starts at a given distance and speed with respect to Jupiter. The dynamics are simplified: The Sun's gravity is excluded, Jupiter is modelled as a point mass, the flybys of the satellites are modelled as "patched conics" (the satellites do not otherwise affect the trajectory), and the satellites are assumed to follow conic orbits around Jupiter. A performance index, capturing the extent of the global mapping, is to be maximised, subject to a variety of constraints."</div>

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