Optimization of ΔV Earth-gravity-assist trajectories

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 991-995

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

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL THEORY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATION; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POSITION CONTROL; TRAJECTORIES;

DELTA VELOCITY EARTH GRAVITY ASSIST TRAJECTORIES;

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

EID: 0032206898     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4336     Document Type: Article

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