Trajectory-tracking guidance law for low-thrust earth-orbit transfers

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 754-756

  Kluever, Craig A ^a   O’Shaughnessy, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION); TRAJECTORIES;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; LOW EARTH ORBIT; LUNAR MISSION; THRUST STEERING CONTROL; TRAJECTORY TRACKING GUIDANCE LAW;

ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034228697     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4597     Document Type: Article

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