Fuel optimization for constrained rotation of spacecraft formations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 339-346

  Beard, Randal W ^a   McLain, Timothy W ^a   Hadaegh, Fred Y ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; FUEL ECONOMY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

SPACECRAFT CONSTELLATION;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0033892421     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4528     Document Type: Article

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