Stardust Final Conference

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Mission to Asteroids

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Optimization of Asteroid Capture Missions Using Earth Resonant Encounters

      • Rita Neves, Joan Pau Sánchez

      Pages 3-16

   3. Evaluating Proximity Operations Through High-Fidelity Asteroid Deflection Evaluation Software (Hades)

      • Massimo Vetrisano, Juan L. Cano, Simone Centuori

      Pages 17-43

   4. Prediction of Orbital Parameters for Undiscovered Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Using Machine Learning

      • Vadym Pasko

      Pages 45-65

3. Orbit and Uncertainty Propagation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Exploring Sensitivity of Orbital Dynamics with Respect to Model Truncation: The Frozen Orbits Approach

      • Martin Lara

      Pages 69-83

   3. A Parametric Study of the Orbital Lifetime of Super GTO and SSTO Orbits Based on Semi-analytical Integration

      • Denis Hautesserres, Juan F. San-Juan, Martin Lara

      Pages 85-98

   4. On the Use of Positive Polynomials for the Estimation of Upper and Lower Expectations in Orbital Dynamics

      • Massimiliano Vasile, Chiara Tardioli

      Pages 99-107

4. Space Debris Monitoring, Mitigation, and Removal

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

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   2. Trajectory Generation Method for Robotic Free-Floating Capture of a Non-cooperative, Tumbling Target

      • Marko Jankovic, Frank Kirchner

      Pages 111-127

   3. Taxonomy of LEO Space Debris Population for ADR Capture Methods Selection

      • Marko Jankovic, Frank Kirchner

      Pages 129-144

   4. Remote Sensing for Planar Electrostatic Characterization Using the Multi-Sphere Method

      • Heiko J. A. Engwerda, Joseph Hughes, Hanspeter Schaub

      Pages 145-161

   5. Active Debris Removal and Space Debris Mitigation using Hybrid Propulsion Solutions

      • Stefania Tonetti, Stefania Cornara, Martina Faenza, Onno Verberne, Tobias Langener, Gonzalo Vicario de Miguel

      Pages 163-180

   6. The Puzzling Case of the Deep-Space Debris WT1190F: A Test Bed for Advanced SSA Techniques

      • Alberto Buzzoni, Siwei Fan, Carolin Frueh, Giuseppe Altavilla, Italo Foppiani, Marco Micheli et al.

      Pages 181-189

   7. Development of a Debris Index

      • Francesca Letizia, Camilla Colombo, Hugh G. Lewis, Holger Krag

      Pages 191-206

5. Re-entry Analysis and Design for Demise

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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   2. A Multi-disciplinary Approach of Demisable Tanks’ Re-entry

      • C. Bertorello, C. Finzi, P. Perrot-Minnot, G. Pinaud, J. M. Bouilly, L. Chevalier

      Pages 209-231

   3. Design-for-Demise Analysis using the SAM Destructive Re-Entry Model

      • James C. Beck, Ian E. Holbrough, James A. Merrifield, Nicolas Leveque

      Pages 233-246

   4. Low-Fidelity Modelling for Aerodynamic Characteristics of Re-Entry Objects

      • Gianluca Benedetti, Nicole Viola, Edmondo Minisci, Alessandro Falchi, Massimiliano Vasile

      Pages 247-264

Space debris and asteroid impacts pose a very real, very near-term threat to Earth. In order to help study and mitigate these risks, the Stardust program was formed in 2013. This training and research network was devoted to developing and mastering techniques such as removal, deflection, exploitation, and tracking. This book is a collection of many of the topics addressed at the Final Stardust Conference, describing the latest in asteroid monitoring and how engineering efforts can help us reduce space debris. It is a selection of studies bringing together specialists from universities, research institutions, and industry, tasked with the mission of pushing the boundaries of space research with innovative ideas and visionary concepts.

Topics covered by the Symposium:

• Orbital and Attitude Dynamics Modeling
• Long Term Orbit and Attitude Evolution
• Particle Cloud Modeling and Simulation
• Collision and Impact Modelling and Simulation, Re-entry Modeling and Simulation
• Asteroid Origins and Characterization
• Orbit and Attitude Determination
• Impact Prediction and Risk Analysis, Mission Analysis-Proximity Operations, Active Removal/Deflection Control Under Uncertainty, Active Removal/Deflection Technologies, and Asteroid Manipulation
  

• Space Robotics
• Space Debris Removal
• Asteroid Manipulation
• Space Debris Mitigation
• Space Situational Awareness
• Asteroid Origins
• Asteroid Manipulation Technologies
• orbital dynamics

• Aerospace Centre of Excellence, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

  Massimiliano Vasile, Edmondo Minisci, Peter McGinty

• Advanced Concepts Team, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

  Leopold Summerer

Massimiliano Vasile is the head of the Aerospace Centre of Excellence at the University of Strathclyde, UK, and is the general coordinator of the Stardust ITN. Edmondo Minisci is an academic at the University of Strathclyde, UK, and is the coordinator of the training programme of the Stardust ITN. Peter McGinty is the Stardust ITN administrator based at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Leopold Summerer is the head of the Advanced Concepts Team at ESA-ESTEC, Netherlands.

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