I'm not a programmer, but instead of finding the dv values manually to make the closest approach, surely this is the perfect task for a computer? A computer can just loop trough all the values?
I'm not a programmer, but instead of finding the dv values manually to make the closest approach, surely this is the perfect task for a computer? A computer can just loop trough all the values?
There are alternative MFDs that solve this problem by differential equations, for example IMFD.
But in general, all approaches to solve this require you to give it good constraints and starting values. You could also take a look at the NASA tool GMAT, though its true power requires Matlab to be installed.
Ditto.
My version of TransX does this automatically, but never in manoeuvre mode, since it's very hard to constraint the search space to get reasonable values. For instance: when in Earth orbit, targeting the Moon, without good constraints the best solution is the one, that overshoots the Moon, still having the smallest "Cl. Approach".
For instance: when in Earth orbit, targeting the Moon, without good constraints the best solution is the one, that overshoots the Moon, still having the smallest "Cl. Approach".