Direct optimization using collocation based on high-order Gauss-Lobatto quadrature rules

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 592-599

  Herman, Albert L ^a,b   Conway, Bruce A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ORBITS; POLYNOMIALS; SPACECRAFT; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VECTORS;

CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS; COLLOCATION; HIGH ORDER GAUSS-LOBATTO QUADRATURE RULES; LOW THRUST ORBIT TRANSFER PROBLEM;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0030151161     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21662     Document Type: Article

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