TITLE:
Evolutionary Algorithms in Astrodynamics
AUTHORS:
Marcin Misiak
KEYWORDS:
Genetic Algorithms, Newton’s Equations of Motion, Principle of Least Action, Astrodynamics, Celestial Mechanics, Orbital Motion, Optimal Control, Two-Point Boundary Value Problem
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Vol.6 No.4,
December
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: This paper presents the method of solving the equations of motions by evolutionaryalgorithms. Starting from random trajectory,the solution is obtained by acceptingthe mutation if it leads to a better approximations of Newton’s second law. The general method is illustrated by finding trajectory to the Moon.