Design and evaluation of an acceleration guidance algorithm for entry

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 986-996

  Saraf, A ^a,b   Leavitt, J A ^a,b   Chen, D T ^a,b,c   Mease, K D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c Universal Space Lines LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TRAJECTORIES;

CORIOLIS ACCELERATION; DRAG TRACKING LAW; GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT; MACH NUMBER;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 11044232552     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11015     Document Type: Article

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