I'm trying to model and optimize a complex orbit rendezvous and I'm not sure how to best handle the plane change and phasing with GMAT. (I've figured out the hohmann transfer) For now I'd like to do these as separate maneuvers. For example, I have a cargo vessel in an orbit that's lower and out of inclination with the ISS.
What's the best way to propagate to the plane intersection to perform the inclination change? Is it easier to try and match inclination of ISS within the Earth coordinate system or is it easier to use a different coordinate system? What about propagation for phasing? I was thinking of using the distance between the two vessels as one of the targets and adjusting the time to TOI burn to handle the phasing. Is this a reasonable approach? Trevor R.H. Clarke Computer Science House Rochester Institute of Technology ret...@csh.rit.edu http://www.csh.rit.edu/~retrev/
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