General method for optimal guidance of spacecraft formations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 414-423

  Hughes, Steven P ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Flight Dynamics Analysis Branch

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

OPTIMAL GUIDANCE; ORBIT DESIGN; SCIENCE MISSION GOALS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 44649143866     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.23731     Document Type: Article

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