Feasible trajectory generation for atmospheric entry guidance

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 473-481

  Leavitt, James A ^a,b   Mease, Kenneth D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG COEFFICIENT; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MOTION PLANNING; TRACKING (POSITION);

ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY TRAJECTORY PLANNER; CROSSRANGE TRAJECTORIES; DRAG PROFILE; FINAL STATE CONDITIONS; ZERO FLIGHT PATH ANGLE;

TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 33947650103     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.23034     Document Type: Article

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