High-Thrust Interplanetary Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Using Cuda

Sammanfattning: Global optimization applied to the design of high-thrust interplanetary space trajectories is a computationally expensive task. This thesis investigates the feasibility of combining the Multiple Gravity Assist model of spacecraft trajectory with periodic Lyapunov orbits. The trajectories are designed by optimization, enabled by the computational power of a high-end graphics processing unit.