Ebook: Modeling and optimization in space engineering

This volume presents a selection of advanced case studies that address a substantial range of issues and challenges arising in space engineering. The contributing authors are well-recognized researchers and practitioners in space engineering and in applied optimization. Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering will benefit researchers and practitioners working on space engineering applications. Academics, graduate and post-graduate students in the fields of aerospace and other engineering, applied mathematics, operations research and optimal control will also find the book useful, since it discusses a range of advanced model development and solution techniques and tools in the context of real-world applications and new challenges. Read more... Model development and optimization for space engineering : concepts, tools, applications, and perspectives -- Practical direct collocation methods for computational optimal control -- Formation flying control for satellites : anti-windup based approach -- The ESA NLP solver WORHP -- Global optimization approaches for optimal trajectory planning -- Indirect methods for the optimization of spacecraft trajectories -- Trajectory optimization for launchers and re-entry vehicles -- Global optimization of interplanetary transfers with deep space maneuvers using differential algebra -- A mixed integer linear programming model for traffic logistics management at the international space station -- Global optimization approaches to sensor placement : model versions and illustrative results -- Space module on-board stowage optimization by exploiting empty container volumes -- Optimization models for the three-dimensional container loading problem with practical constraints -- Optimal magnetic cleanliness modeling of spacecraft -- Integrated design-trajectory optimization for hybrid rocket motors -- Mathematical models of placement optimisation : two and three-dimensional problems and applications -- Optimization of low-energy transfers