Analytical control laws for planet-centered solar sailing

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1038-1048

  Macdonald, Malcolm ^a,c   McInnes, Colin R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS; PLANETS; TRAJECTORIES;

MULTIREVOLUTIONAL ORBITS; OPTIMAL CONTROL LAWS; ORBITAL ELEMENTS; SOLAR SAILS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 26244442287     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11400     Document Type: Article

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