Optimal low-thrust interception of earth-crossing asteroids

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 995-1002

  Conway, Bruce A ^a,b  

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

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MOTORS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; TRAJECTORIES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

EARTH CROSSING ASTEROIDS; OPTIMAL LOW THRUST INTERCEPTION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0031236744     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4146     Document Type: Article

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