Multi-criteria genetic optimisation of the manoeuvres of a two-stage launcher

Authors:
Fernando Alonso Zotes;Matilde Santos Peñas
Affiliations:
Dpto. de Informática y Automática, ETSI Informática, UNED, Spain;Facultad de Informática, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Venue:
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the use of a genetic algorithm (GA) to optimise the ascent trajectory of a conventional two-stage launcher. The equations of motion of this system lack analytical solutions, and the number of adjustable parameters is large enough that the use of some non-traditional optimisation method becomes necessary. Two different missions are considered: first, to reach the highest possible stable, circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO); and second, to maximise the speed of a tangential escape trajectory. In this study, three variables are tuned and optimised by the GA in order to satisfy mission constraints while maximising the target function. The technical characteristics and limitations of the launcher are taken into account in the mission model, and a fixed payload weight is assumed. A variable mutation rate helps expand the search area whenever the population of solutions becomes uniform, and is shown to accelerate convergence of the GA in both cases. The obtained results are in agreement with technical specifications and solutions obtained in the past.