Relative motion between elliptic orbits: Generalized boundedness conditions and optimal formationkeeping

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 761-767

  Gurfil, Pini ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACECRAFT; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; ELLIPTIC ORBITS; GENERALIZED BOUNDEDNESS CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL FORMATIONKEEPING;

ORBITS;

EID: 22944481549     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9439     Document Type: Article

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