Developments in high fidelity surface force models and their relative effects on orbit prediction

Engineering

• Prediction 100%
• Force Model 100%
• Orbits 100%
• Surfaces 100%
• Development 100%
• Spacecraft 83%
• Models 66%
• Antenna 33%
• Error 27%
• Radiation 22%
• Photons 22%
• Solar Radiation Pressure 16%
• Initial Condition 11%
• Significant Reduction 11%
• Calculates 11%
• Properties 11%
• Resultant Force 11%
• Flux Vector 5%
• Validation 5%
• Surface Model 5%
• Intersects 5%
• Dynamic Model 5%
• Satellites 5%
• Thermal Radiation 5%
• Gravitational Force 5%
• Wings 5%
• Elements 5%
• Spacecraft Dynamics 5%
• Complete Model 5%
• Step Size α 5%
• Incident Light 5%
• Intersections 5%
• Integrator 5%

Physics

• Model 100%
• Spacecraft 83%
• Radiation Pressure 27%
• Photons 22%
• Gravitational Field 22%
• Orbitals 16%
• Solar Radiation 16%
• Terrestrial Radiation 16%
• Geometry 16%
• Sun 11%
• Responses 11%
• Space Vehicle 11%
• Insulation 5%
• Radiation 5%
• Tides 5%
• Earth 5%
• Coefficients 5%
• Solar Flux 5%
• Thermal Radiation 5%
• Collisions 5%
• Ray Tracing 5%
• Differences 5%
• Communications 5%
• Spacecraft Orbit 5%
• Periodic Variation 5%
• Ephemeris 5%
• Jupiter 5%
• Global Positioning System 5%
• Emission 5%
• Polar Motion 5%
• Mars 5%
• Magnitude 5%
• Venus 5%
• Tracking 5%
• Light 5%
• Intersections 5%
• Natural Satellites 5%