Reading from this document, I am trying to simulate the New Horizons probe trajectory in GMAT and I am puzzled with how the authors of the original paper (by legendary mission designer Robert W. Farquhar and Yanping Guo) got the B-Plane parameters for the Jupiter flyby.
From the original paper the correct B-Plane parameters for the Jupiter flyby should be
What techniques do they use to actually derive the correct Fly-by parameters? Is there any method that I can use in GMAT to arrive at those actual parameters? One method that I can think of is using the Optimization module in GMAT but I am not sure If that is the correct route.
One more interesting case is the Perseverance Rovers b-plane targeting to land at a specific location
How do Nasa calculate those b-plane parameters to target a specific landing location. What math do they use?
From the original paper the correct B-Plane parameters for the Jupiter flyby should be
What techniques do they use to actually derive the correct Fly-by parameters? Is there any method that I can use in GMAT to arrive at those actual parameters? One method that I can think of is using the Optimization module in GMAT but I am not sure If that is the correct route.
One more interesting case is the Perseverance Rovers b-plane targeting to land at a specific location
Mars 2020's B-Plane
This graphic shows the B-Plane for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission as of February 15, 2021.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
How do Nasa calculate those b-plane parameters to target a specific landing location. What math do they use?