Safety constrained free-flyer path planning at the international space station

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 971-979

  Roger, Alexander B ^a   McInnes, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DRAG; MANEUVERABILITY; SPACE STATIONS; VELOCITY;

FREE FLYER PATH PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION;

MOTION PLANNING;

EID: 0034318036     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4656     Document Type: Article

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