Abstract. This paper pr esents an energ y-optimal trajectory planning method fo r spacecraft fo rmation reconfiguration in deep space environment using continuous lo w-thrust propulsion system. First, we emplo y the Legendre pseudospectral method (LPM) to transform the optimal reconfiguration problem to a parameter optimization nonlinear programming (NLP) problem. Then, to avoid the computation...

We propose a new, energy conserving, spectral element, discontinuous Galerkin method for the approximation of the Vlasov–Poisson system in arbitrary dimension, using Cartesian grids. The method is derived from the one proposed in [ACS12], with two modifications: energy conservation is obtained by a suitable projection operator acting on the solution of the Poisson problem, rather than by solvin...

In this paper‎, ‎we decide to select the best center nodes‎ ‎of radial basis functions by applying the Multiple Criteria Decision‎ ‎Making (MCDM) techniques‎. ‎Two methods based on radial basis‎ ‎functions to approximate the solution of partial differential‎ ‎equation by using collocation method are applied‎. ‎The first is based‎ ‎on the Kansa's approach‎, ‎and the second is based on the Hermit...

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>Classical symplectic partitioned Runge–Kutta methods can be obtained from a variational formulation where all the terms in discrete Lagrangian are treated with same quadrature formula. We construct family of allowing use different formulas (primary and secondary) for Lagrangian. In particular, we study using Lobatto (with corresponding IIIA-B pair) as primary ...

In present paper, a numerical approach for solving Cauchy type singular integral equations is discussed. Lagrange interpolation with Gauss Legendre quadrature nodes and Taylor series expansion are utilized to reduce the computation of integral equations into some algebraic equations. Finally, five examples with exact solution are given to show efficiency and applicability of the method. Also, w...

Differential quadrature method DQM is proposed for the numerical solution of oneand twospace dimensional hyperbolic telegraph equation subject to appropriate initial and boundary conditions. Both polynomial-based differential quadrature PDQ and Fourier-based differential quadrature FDQ are used in space directions while PDQ is made use of in time direction. Numerical solution is obtained by usi...

A singularly perturbed reaction-diiusion equation in two dimensions is considered. We assume analyticity of the input data, i.e., the boundary of the domain is an analytic curve and the right hand side is analytic. We show that the hp version of the nite element method leads to robust exponential convergence provided that one layer of needle elements of width O(p") is inserted near the domain b...

Optimal a priori error bounds are theoretically derived, and numerically verified, for approximate solutions to the 2D homogeneous wave equation obtained by spectral element method. To be precise, method studied here takes advantage of Gauss-Lobatto-Legendre quadrature, thus resulting in under-integrated elements but diagonal mass matrix. The approximation H1 is shown order O(hp) with respect s...