A direct approach for computing near-optimal low-thrust transfers

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 97 PART 2, Issue , 1997, Pages 1783-1798

  Kluever, Craig A ^a,c,d   Oleson, Steven R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NYMA Inc   (United States)

^c AAS ^*  (Norway)

^d AIAA   (United States)

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EID: 3342882764     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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