Optimization procedure for preliminary design of opposition-class mars missions

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 134-140

  Casalino, Lorenzo ^a,b   Colasurdo, Guido ^a,b,c   Pastrone, Dario ^a,b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b 24   (Italy)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS;

LAWDEN'S PRIMER VECTOR THEORY;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031672919     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4209     Document Type: Article

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