Overview of some optimal control methods adapted to expendable and reusable launch vehicle trajectories

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-232

  Berend, Nicolas ^a   Talbot, Christophe ^b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Launcher; Optimization; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACE FLIGHT; TRAJECTORIES;

OPTIMAL CONTROL; POLYVALENT; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES;

CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS);

EID: 33646469132     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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