Control-Theoretic Analysis of Low-Thrust Orbital Transfer Using Orbital Elements

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 979-983

  Gurfil, Pini ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LYAPUNOV METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

GAUSS VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS (GVE); KEPLERIAN ORBITS;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0344514833     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6926     Document Type: Article

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