Near-optimal low-thrust orbit transfers generated by a genetic algorithm

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 859-862

  Rauwolf, Gerald A ^a,c,d   Coverstone Carroll, Victoria L ^b,d,e  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

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

^c MS D110

^d AIAA ^*

^e 306 Talbot Laboratory

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TRAJECTORIES; VELOCITY;

NEAR OPTIMAL LOW THRUST TRAJECTORY; SPACE MISSION; THRUST PROFILE;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0030283607     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26850     Document Type: Article

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