Space Engineering

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This book offers a selection of advanced case studies addressing a wide array of real-world challenges in space engineering. It delves into vital mathematical modeling, optimization methodologies, and numerical solutions for each application, discussing advanced model development and solution techniques. Key topics include: Advanced Space Vehicle Design, Optimal Low Thrust Transfers, Indirect Optimization of Spacecraft Trajectories, Resource-Constrained Scheduling, Packing Problems in Space, Complex Interplanetary Trajectories, Satellite Constellation Image Acquisition, Re-entry Test Vehicle Configuration, Collision Risk Assessment on Perturbed Orbits, Optimal Robust Design of Hybrid Rocket Engines, Nonlinear Regression Analysis, Regression-Based Sensitivity Analysis, Low-Thrust Multi-Revolution Orbit Transfers, Balance Layout Problems, Pilot-Induced Oscillations Alleviation, Hybrid Transfers to Near-Earth Objects, and Probabilistic Safety Analysis of Satellite-Collision Risks. The contributing authors are experts in space engineering and applied optimization. This book serves as a practical resource for researchers and practitioners in space engineering, as well as academics and students in aerospace engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, optimization, and optimal control.