Nonlinear feedback control of low-thrust orbital transfer in a central gravitational field

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 60, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 631-648

  Gurfil, Pini ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Damping feedback; Lyapunov control; Stabilizability

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; TRAJECTORIES;

GAUSS'S VARIATIONAL EQUATIONS (GVE); GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; LYAPUNOV CONTROL; NONLINEAR FEEDBACK CONTROLLERS;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 33846926300     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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