1. MITIGATING SPACE DEBRIS THROUGH THE USE OF GAUSS' VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION Open Access Author: Palm, Dylan Marlin Title: MITIGATING SPACE DEBRIS THROUGH THE USE OF GAUSS' VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Space DebrisParticle Swarm OptimizationGauss' Variational EquationsSolar Sails File: Download Dylan_Palm_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis SupervisorDr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors AdvisorPuneet Singla, Faculty ReaderAmy Ruth Pritchett, Faculty Reader
