Global design of satellite constellations: A multi-criteria performance comparison of classical walker patterns and new design patterns

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 555-564

  Lansard, Erick ^a   Frayssinhes, Eric ^a   Palmade, Jean Luc ^a  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MULTICRITERIA PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; SPECIFIC EVALUATION FUNCTIONS; WALKER PATTERNS;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

EID: 0032064158     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(98)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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