PS Plane

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

A projection plane oriented by angle ψ in the Sun–Earth rotating frame, used to analyze intersections between manifold tubes from different three-body systems. Both the Sun–Earth and Earth–Moon manifold tubes are projected onto this plane to locate transfer points by detecting overlap regions. The PS plane is not a true Poincaré section (which would be 4D in the spatial problem) but a reduced-dimensionality projection.

Application Value

A projection plane oriented by angle ψ in the Sun–Earth rotating frame, used to analyze intersections between manifold tubes from different three-body systems. Both the Sun–Earth and Earth–Moon manifold tubes are projected onto this plane to locate transfer points by detecting overlap regions. The PS plane is not a true Poincaré section (which would be 4D in the spatial problem) but a reduced-dimensionality projection.

  • Bivariate Gaussian Distribution
  • Midcourse Impulse
  • Zero-Thrust Reference Trajectory
  • Co-state Variables

References

  • Gómez et al., 2001, AAS 01-301; Howell and Kakoi, 2006
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