Direct trajectory optimization using nonlinear programming and collocation

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 338-342

  Beiner, L ^b   Paris, S W ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CONTROL SYSTEMS, OPTIMAL; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, NONLINEAR; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

DIRECT TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION; NPDOT SOFTWARE PACKAGE; ROCKET BOOSTERS;

ROCKETS AND MISSILES;

EID: 0023382928     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.20223     Document Type: Article

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