Large time scale optimal control of an electrodynamic tether satellite

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1716-1727

  Stevens, Robert ^a   Wiesel, William ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; COST FUNCTIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPULSION; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CONTROLLING CURRENT; ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; LOW-THRUST PROPULSION; OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM; ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS; TIME-AVERAGED EQUATIONS; TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION;

ORBITS;

EID: 57149137443     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.34897     Document Type: Article

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