Development of a rapid electric propulsion system preliminary design and optimization tool

Physics & Astronomy

• electric propulsion 100%
• systems engineering 76%
• low thrust 54%
• optimization 45%
• propulsion system performance 35%
• trajectories 27%
• flight time 24%
• specific impulse 23%
• payloads 19%
• propulsion 19%
• Jupiter (planet) 19%
• transit 18%
• engines 17%
• examination 14%
• scaling 12%
• life (durability) 11%
• sensitivity 10%
• curves 9%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Electric propulsion 86%
• Trajectories 24%
• Propulsion 15%
• Earth (planet) 14%
• Engines 11%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• thrust 20%
• trajectory 18%
• tool use 15%
• Jupiter 13%
• engine 10%
• flight 9%
• parameter 8%