Nonlinear mapping of Gaussian statistics: Theory and applications to spacecraft trajectory design

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1367-1375

  Park, Ryan S ^a,b,c   Scheeres, Daniel J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACECRAFT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

NONLINEAR PROPAGATION; SPACECRAFT APPLICATIONS; UNCERTAINTY MODELS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33845503029     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20177     Document Type: Article

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