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US 2010/0250137 A1Published application
Analytic Launch Collision Avoidance Methodology
OwnerFelix R. Hootsinventor
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Abstract
An analytic launch collision avoidance method includes providing a launch collision avoidance report generated by evaluating launch times for a launch vehicle and candidate satellite crossing times for a plurality of satellites based on a geometric formulation in terms of two time variables.
Claims33
An analytic launch collision avoidance method, comprising the step of:
- providing a launch collision avoidance report generated by evaluating launch times for a launch vehicle and candidate satellite crossing times for a plurality of satellites based on a geometric formulation in terms of two time variables.
An analytic launch collision avoidance method, comprising the steps of:
- evaluating launch times for a launch vehicle and candidate satellite crossing times for a plurality of satellites using completely analytic partial derivatives to determine unsafe launch times;
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- initiating or canceling a launch event depending upon the unsafe launch times.
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