Optimization of roundtrip, time-constrained, finite burn trajectories via an indirect method

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 306-314

  Ranieri, Chris L ^a,b   Ocampo, Cesar A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONTROL THEORY; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HAMILTONIANS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; ORBITS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

BOLZA FUNCTION; COST FUNCTION; IMPULSE ENGINES; NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 15744405497     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5540     Document Type: Article

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