Optimization of interplanetary trajectories for impulsive and continuous asteroid deflection

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 401-408

  Izzo, Dario ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; OPTIMIZATION; SPACE RENDEZVOUS; TRAJECTORIES;

COMETS; JUPITER; KINETIC IMPACTOR; NEAR EARTH OBJECTS; PREKEYHOLE DEFLECTIONS;

ASTEROIDS;

EID: 33947700427     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21685     Document Type: Article

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