Decomposition algorithm for performance optimization of a launch vehicle

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-221

  Rahn, M ^a   Schottle U M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Syst and Mission Anal Department

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; ROCKETS; SPACE FLIGHT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORIES;

AIRBREATHING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM; FLIGHT PATH; LAUNCH VEHICLE; SANGER TYPE LAUNCH SYSTEM; SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030110395     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26743     Document Type: Article

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