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Davis, Kathryn E Lecturer

Positions

Lecturer, Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Publications

selected publications

conference proceeding
- PROGRADE LUNAR FLYBY TRAJECTORIES FROM DISTANT RETROGRADE ORBITS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 3089-3100. 2015
- LOW-ENERGY TRANSFERS TO DISTANT RETROGRADE ORBITS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 247-261. 2015
- EARTH COVERAGE FROM EARTH-MOON LIBRATION POINT ORBITS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1285-1301. 2013
- INVESTIGATION OF TARGET SELECTION SCHEMES FOR A SPACE TELESCOPE-OCCULTER SYSTEM IN THE SUN-EARTH L2 REGIME. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1005-+. 2010
- LOCALLY OPTIMAL TRANSFERS BETWEEN LIBRATION POINT ORBITS USING INVARIANT MANIFOLDS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 1623-+. 2009
- CONNECTING LIBRATION POINT ORBITS OF DIFFERENT ENERGIES USING INVARIANT MANIFOLDS. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. 2367-+. 2009
journal article
- A two-level perturbation method for connecting unstable periodic orbits with low fuel cost and short time of flight: application to a lunar observation mission. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 287-307. 2016
- Preliminary Study of Geosynchronous Orbit Transfers from LEO using Invariant Manifolds. Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 295-310. 2011
- Optimal transfers between unstable periodic orbits using invariant manifolds. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 241-264. 2011
- Chaining periodic three-body orbits in the Earth-Moon system. Acta Astronautica. 623-638. 2010
- The use of invariant manifolds for transfers between unstable periodic orbits of different energies. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 471-485. 2010

Teaching

courses taught

ASEN 6008 - Interplanetary Mission Design
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
Exploration of principles and methods related to the design and construction of trajectories for interplanetary mission design. Some topics covered include: two-and three-body motion, gravity assists, maneuver computation, navigation, numerical integration, and construction of orbits. The main focus is on simple ballistic mission designs, such as Galileo or Cassini, however, libration point trajectories will also be covered. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 5050 or instructor consent required.