Symmetries in the optimal control of solar sail spacecraft

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-293

  Kim, M ^a   Hall, C D ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Interplanetary missions; Optimal control; Solar sail; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844602025     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-004-2530-x     Document Type: Article

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