The problem of finding the cargo optimal placement on a cargo spacecraft board

Abstract

The problem of finding the cargo optimal placement on a cargo spacecraft board

Pogorelov A.S., Panfilov A.N., Andreev D.A.

Incoming article date: 10.08.2015

The main mission of a cargo spacecraft is a cargo delivery on the ISS. The cargo positioning on the spacecraft board is realized on the Earth according to certain rules. The main limitations of the cargo positioning is the weight limitation, the volume limitation, the mass center limitation and the unloading sequence on the ISS. If the mass center deviation will be greater than a some default value, the replacement of cargo must be performed. It maybe more than one cargo replacement realized that leads to increase of complexity and duration of the spacecraft prepare procedure. So, the problem of aprioristic finding the cargo optimal placement on a cargo spacecraft board arises. The solution of this problem will make it possible to give some advice on the optimal cargo placement to the staff performing the spacecraft prepare procedure.

Keywords: cargo spacecraft, cargo placement, weight, volume, mass center, unloading sequence, optimal placement