<div> <div> <div> <p>Resonant orbits in a multi-body environment have been investigated in the past to aid the understanding of perceived chaotic behavior in the solar system. The invariant manifolds associated with resonant orbits have also been recently incorporated into the design of trajectories requiring reduced maneuver costs. Poincaré sections are now also extensively utilized in the search for novel, maneuver-free trajectories in various systems. This investigation employs dynamical systems techniques in the computation and characterization of resonant orbits in the higher-fidelity Circular Restricted Three-Body model. Differential corrections and numerical methods are widely leveraged in this analysis in the determination of orbits corresponding to different resonance ratios. The versatility of resonant orbits in the design of low cost trajectories to support exploration for several planet-moon systems is demonstrated. The efficacy of the resonant orbits is illustrated via transfer trajectory design in the Earth-Moon, Saturn-Titan, and the Mars-Deimos systems. Lastly, Poincaré sections associated with different resonance ratios are incorporated into the search for natural, maneuver-free trajectories in the Saturn-Titan system. To that end, homoclinic and heteroclinic trajectories are constructed. Additionally, chains of periodic orbits that mimic the geometries for two different resonant ratios are examined, i.e., periodic orbits that cycle between different resonances are determined. The tools and techniques demonstrated in this investigation are useful for the design of trajectories in several different systems within the CR3BP. </p> </div> </div> </div>

Forest fires cause a significant amount of damage and destruction each year. Optimally dispatching resources reduces the amount of damage a forest fire can cause. Models predict the fire spread to provide the data required to optimally dispatch resources. However, the models are only as accurate as the data used to build them. Satellites are one valuable tool in the collection of data for the forest fire models. Satellites provide data on the types of vegetation, the wind speed and direction, the soil moisture content, etc. The current operating paradigm is to passively collect data when possible. However, images from directly overhead provide better resolution and are easier to process. Maneuvering a constellation of satellites to fly directly over the forest fire provides higher quality data than is achieved with the current operating paradigm. Before launch, the location of the forest fire is unknown. Therefore, it is impossible to optimize the initial orbits for the satellites. Instead, the expected cost of maneuvering to observe the forest fire determines the optimal initial orbits. A two-stage stochastic programming approach is well suited for this class of problem where initial decisions are made with an uncertain future and then subsequent decisions are made once a scenario is realized. A repeat ground track orbit provides a non-maneuvering, natural solution providing a daily flyover of the forest fire. However, additional maneuvers provide a second daily flyover of the forest fire. The additional maneuvering comes at a significant cost in terms of additional fuel, but provides more data collection opportunities. After data are collected, ground stations receive the data for processing. Optimally selecting the ground station locations reduce the number of built ground stations and reduces the data fusion issues. However, the location of the forest fire alters the optimal ground station sites. A two-stage stochastic programming approach optimizes the selection of ground stations to maximize the expected amount of data downloaded from a satellite. The approaches of selecting initial orbits and ground station locations including uncertainty will provide a robust system to reduce the amount of damage caused by forest fires.

Thesis (PhD (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 1997. / This dissertation considers the feasibility of using atmospheric drag to control constellations of micro-satellites in low Earth orbits. The constellation control requirements include an acquisition phase and a maintenance phase. Optimal strategies are designed to control the relative positions of the satellites during these two phases. It is shown that the feasibility and success of the strategies depend on many factors, including the satellite properties and orbital configuration. A nominal test constellation is presented and used as a generic example for the application of the control strategies. The dissertation also focuses on the accurate modelling and simulation of a typical low Earth orbit satellite, moving under the influence of a variety of significant orbit perturbation forces. The simulations form an integral part of the study and are used to verify the application of all the proposed control strategies.

Neste trabalho, apresentamos um método computacional rigoroso para a demonstração de existência de órbitas periódicas de alguns sistemas de equações diferenciais ordinárias com campo autônomo do tipo polinomial. Mostraremos que o problema de encontrar órbitas periódicas para esses sistemas de equações é equivalente a buscar por raízes de certas funções definidas no espaço de Banach das sequências com decaimento algébrico. O método pode ser dividido em duas etapas. Na primeira, buscamos numericamente por soluções periódicas aproximadas. Na segunda, mostraremos a existência de uma órbita periódica numa vizinhança da curva encontrada numericamente. O rigor das verificações computacionais é garantido pelo uso de aritimética intervalar. / In this work, we present a rigorous computational method for proving the existence of periodic orbits of some systems of ordinary differential equations with autonomous vector field of polynomial type. We show that the problem of finding periodic orbits for these systems is equivalent to check for roots of certain functions defined in the Banach space of sequences with algebraic decay. The method can be divided into two steps. First, we seek, numerically, to approximated periodic solutions. Then, we show the existence of a periodic orbit in a neighborhood of the curve numerically found in the previous stage. The accuracy of the computational verifications is guaranteed by the use of interval arithmetic.

[pt] O compartilhamento de frequências entre sistemas de comunicações por satélite e sistemas terrestres tem sido objeto de estudos desde o aparecimento dos primeiros sistemas comerciais de comunicações por satélite. Um caso particular que tem despertado o interesse dos operadores de sistemas terrestres diz respeito à interferência produzida pelos enlaces descendentes de sistemas de satélite que utilizam orbitas elípticas altamente inclinadas (Highly Elliptical Orbit - HEO) nos receptores do Serviço Fixo Terrestre (Fixed Service - FS). Os trabalhos encontrados na literatura, envolvendo este tipo de interferência, apresentam análises que consideram a hipótese simplificadora de que todos os receptores vítima do Serviço Fixo Terrestre têm suas antenas receptoras com elevação zero graus. No presente trabalho é feita uma análise probabilística da interferência agregada produzida por satélites de múltiplos sistemas HEO sobre receptores do Serviço Fixo Terrestre na faixa de 18 GHz, na qual o ângulo de elevação da antena receptora dos sistemas FS considerados é modelado por uma variável aleatória com função densidade de probabilidade conhecida. A modelagem matemática desenvolvida é aplicada a dois cenários envolvendo múltiplos sistemas HEO interferentes. Mais especificamente, um dos cenários considera três sistemas HEO com satélites operando apenas no hemisfério norte e o outro, três sistemas HEO com satélites operando tanto no hemisfério norte quanto no sul. Os resultados obtidos são comparados àqueles que utilizam a hipótese de que as antenas receptoras de todos os sistemas FS considerados têm angulo de elevação zero. / [en] Frequency sharing between satellite systems and terrestrial fixed service (FS) systems has been object of studies since the onset of commercial satellite communication systems. A particular case of interest refers to the interference produced by the downlink of highly elliptical orbit satellite systems (HEO) into fixed service receivers. In the literature, studies involving this type of interference have presented analyzes that consider the simplifying assumption that all victim fixed service receivers have their receiving antennas with zero degree elevation angle. In this work a probabilistic analysis is used to evaluate the aggregate interference produced by the satellites of multiple highly elliptical orbit satellite systems into fixed service receivers operating in the 18 GHz frequency band. The FS receiving antenna elevation angle is modeled as a random variable with known probability density function. The proposed mathematical model is applied to two scenarios involving multiple interfering HEO systems. More specifically, the first scenario considers three interfering HEO systems having satellites that operate only in the northern hemisphere. In the second scenario, three HEO systems with satellites that operate in both the northern and southern hemisphere are considered. The obtained results are compared to those resulting from analyses that use the hypothesis that the receiving antennas of all the FS victim systems have a zero degree elevation angle.

On étudie les résonances semi-excitées pour un Opérateur h-Pseudo-différentiel (h-PDO)H(x, hDx) sur L2(M) induites par une orbite périodique de type hyperbolique à l’énergie E = 0. Par exemple M = Rn et H(x, hDx; h) est l’opérateur de Schrödinger avec effet Stark, ouH(x, hDx; h) est le flot géodesique sur une variété axi-symétrique M, généralisant l’exemplede Poincaré de systèmes Lagrangiens à 2 degrés de liberté. On étend le formalisme de Gérard and Sjöstrand, au sens où on autorise des valeurs propres hyperboliques et elliptiques del’application de Poincaré, et où l’on considère des résonances dont la partie imaginaire est del’ordre de hs, pour 0 < s < 1.On établit une règle de quantification de type Bohr-Sommerfeld au premier ordre en fonction des nombres quantiques longitudinaux (réels) et transverses (complexes), incluantl’intégrale d’action le long de l’orbite, la 1-forme sous-principale, et l’indice de Conley-Zehnder. / In this Thesis we consider semi-excited resonances for a h-Pseudo-Differential Operator (h-PDO for short) H(x, hDx; h) on L2(M) induced by a periodic orbit of hyperbolic type at energy E = 0, as arises when M = Rn and H(x, hDx; h) is Schrödinger operator withAC Stark effect, or H(x, hDx; h) is the geodesic flow on an axially symmetric manifold M,extending Poincaré example of Lagrangian systems with 2 degree of freedom. We generalizethe framework of Gérard and Sjöstrand, in the sense that we allow for hyperbolic and ellipticeigenvalues of Poincaré map, and look for (excited) resonances with imaginary part of magnitude hs, with 0 < s < 1,It is known that these resonances are given by the zeroes of a determinant associatedwith Poincaré map. We make here this result more precise, in providing a first order asymptoticsof Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization rule in terms of the (real) longitudinal and (complex)transverse quantum numbers, including the action integral, the sub-principal 1-form and Gelfand-Lidskii index.

[pt] Seja (Es)t o espaço de germes na origem de funções suaves entre os espaços euclidianos de dimensões e t. Nesta dissertação, apresentamos a parte da Teoria de Mather que descreve hipóteses suficientes para k-determinação em (Es)t sob duas ações diferentes, induzindo as chamadas R- e K-equivalências. Um germe é k-determinado se é equivalente a qualquer perturbação que deixa invariante seu k-jato, os termos de ordem até k de sua expansão de Taylor na origem. A R-equivalência consiste em compor germes com germes de difeomorfismos µa direita. A K- equivalência é mais difícil de descrever. / [en] Let (Es)t be the space of smooth map-germs at the origin between Euclidian spaces of dimensions s and t. In this dissertation, we present a section of Mather theory describing su±cient conditions for k- determinacy of this map-germs under two different actions, inducing the so called R- e K- equivalences. A map-germ is k-determined if it is equivalent to any perturbation that leaves invariant its k-jet, i.e., the terms up to order k of its Taylor expansion at the origin. The R-equivalence consists of compositions with germs of diffeomorphisms to the right. The K- equivalence is harder to describe.

Neste trabalho, apresentamos um método computacional rigoroso para a demonstração de existência de órbitas periódicas de alguns sistemas de equações diferenciais ordinárias com campo autônomo do tipo polinomial. Mostraremos que o problema de encontrar órbitas periódicas para esses sistemas de equações é equivalente a buscar por raízes de certas funções definidas no espaço de Banach das sequências com decaimento algébrico. O método pode ser dividido em duas etapas. Na primeira, buscamos numericamente por soluções periódicas aproximadas. Na segunda, mostraremos a existência de uma órbita periódica numa vizinhança da curva encontrada numericamente. O rigor das verificações computacionais é garantido pelo uso de aritimética intervalar. / In this work, we present a rigorous computational method for proving the existence of periodic orbits of some systems of ordinary differential equations with autonomous vector field of polynomial type. We show that the problem of finding periodic orbits for these systems is equivalent to check for roots of certain functions defined in the Banach space of sequences with algebraic decay. The method can be divided into two steps. First, we seek, numerically, to approximated periodic solutions. Then, we show the existence of a periodic orbit in a neighborhood of the curve numerically found in the previous stage. The accuracy of the computational verifications is guaranteed by the use of interval arithmetic.

Neste trabalho, estudamos a dinâmica de Reeb associada a uma forma de contato $\\lambda$ definida numa 3-variedade compacta e conexa M. Assumimos que $\\lambda$ é tight e a primeira classe de Chern da estrutura de contato $\\xi=\\ker\\lambda$ se anula sobre $\\pi_2(M)$. No nosso primeiro resultado, supomos que M é fechada e existe uma órbita fechada L do fluxo de Reeb que é um p-nó trivial com número de auto-enlaçamento $-1/p$. Supomos, além disso, que o número de rotação transversal da p-ésima iterada de L é estritamente menor do que 1. Nestas condições, provamos que existe uma órbita fechada (de Reeb) contrátil geometricamente distinta de L e não-enlaçada em L cujo número de rotação transversal é 1. Apresentamos também uma versão deste resultado para o caso em que M é uma 3-variedade cujo bordo é difeomorfo a um toro e invariante pelo fluxo de Reeb e não existem órbitas fechadas contidas no bordo. Nosso segundo resultado é uma caracterização dinâmica do toro sólido. Seja $\\lambda$ uma forma de contato não-degenerada definida em uma 3-variedade M cujo bordo é difeomorfo a um toro e invariante pelo fluxo de Reeb. Se o fluxo de Reeb satisfaz certas hipóteses de torção sobre o bordo, então ou existe uma órbita fechada contrátil com índice de Conley-Zehnder 2 ou M é folheada por discos transversais ao campo de Reeb. Neste último caso, M é difeomorfa a um toro sólido e existe uma órbita fechada não-contrátil em M que é ponto fixo da aplicação de retorno induzida pela folheação. / In this work, we study the Reeb dynamics associated to a tight contact form $\\lambda$ defined on a compact, connected 3-manifold M. Suppose that the first Chern class of $\\xi=\\ker\\lambda$ vanish on $\\pi_2(M)$. In our first result, we assume that M is closed and there exists a closed Reeb orbit L which is a p-unknotted, has self-linking number $-1/p$ and the transverse rotation number of the p-th iterate of L is less than 1. Under these conditions, we verify that there exists a contractible closed Reeb orbit which is geometrically distinct from L and not linked to L with transverse rotation number 1. We also prove a version of this result when M is a compact 3-manifold M whose boundary is diffeomorphic to a torus and invariant by the flow and, moreover, there does not exist closed Reeb orbits on the boundary. Our second result is a dynamical characterization of the solid torus. We assume that $\\lambda$ is a contact form on a compact 3-manifold M whose boundary is diffeomorphic to a torus. Under the hypothesis of $\\lambda$ being non-degenerate, if the flow is tangent to $\\partial M$ and satisfies some twist conditions on the boundary, then either there exists a contractible closed Reeb orbit which has Conley-Zehnder index 2 or M is foliated by disks transverse to the Reeb flow. In this last case, we see that M is diffeomorphic to a solid torus and there exists a non-contractible closed Reeb orbit M which is a fixed point of the return map induced by the foliation.

Neste trabalho, estudamos a dinâmica de Reeb associada a uma forma de contato $\\lambda$ definida numa 3-variedade compacta e conexa M. Assumimos que $\\lambda$ é tight e a primeira classe de Chern da estrutura de contato $\\xi=\\ker\\lambda$ se anula sobre $\\pi_2(M)$. No nosso primeiro resultado, supomos que M é fechada e existe uma órbita fechada L do fluxo de Reeb que é um p-nó trivial com número de auto-enlaçamento $-1/p$. Supomos, além disso, que o número de rotação transversal da p-ésima iterada de L é estritamente menor do que 1. Nestas condições, provamos que existe uma órbita fechada (de Reeb) contrátil geometricamente distinta de L e não-enlaçada em L cujo número de rotação transversal é 1. Apresentamos também uma versão deste resultado para o caso em que M é uma 3-variedade cujo bordo é difeomorfo a um toro e invariante pelo fluxo de Reeb e não existem órbitas fechadas contidas no bordo. Nosso segundo resultado é uma caracterização dinâmica do toro sólido. Seja $\\lambda$ uma forma de contato não-degenerada definida em uma 3-variedade M cujo bordo é difeomorfo a um toro e invariante pelo fluxo de Reeb. Se o fluxo de Reeb satisfaz certas hipóteses de torção sobre o bordo, então ou existe uma órbita fechada contrátil com índice de Conley-Zehnder 2 ou M é folheada por discos transversais ao campo de Reeb. Neste último caso, M é difeomorfa a um toro sólido e existe uma órbita fechada não-contrátil em M que é ponto fixo da aplicação de retorno induzida pela folheação. / In this work, we study the Reeb dynamics associated to a tight contact form $\\lambda$ defined on a compact, connected 3-manifold M. Suppose that the first Chern class of $\\xi=\\ker\\lambda$ vanish on $\\pi_2(M)$. In our first result, we assume that M is closed and there exists a closed Reeb orbit L which is a p-unknotted, has self-linking number $-1/p$ and the transverse rotation number of the p-th iterate of L is less than 1. Under these conditions, we verify that there exists a contractible closed Reeb orbit which is geometrically distinct from L and not linked to L with transverse rotation number 1. We also prove a version of this result when M is a compact 3-manifold M whose boundary is diffeomorphic to a torus and invariant by the flow and, moreover, there does not exist closed Reeb orbits on the boundary. Our second result is a dynamical characterization of the solid torus. We assume that $\\lambda$ is a contact form on a compact 3-manifold M whose boundary is diffeomorphic to a torus. Under the hypothesis of $\\lambda$ being non-degenerate, if the flow is tangent to $\\partial M$ and satisfies some twist conditions on the boundary, then either there exists a contractible closed Reeb orbit which has Conley-Zehnder index 2 or M is foliated by disks transverse to the Reeb flow. In this last case, we see that M is diffeomorphic to a solid torus and there exists a non-contractible closed Reeb orbit M which is a fixed point of the return map induced by the foliation.