Importance of an on-board estimation of the density scale height for various aerocapture guidance algorithms

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Perot, Etienne ^a   Rousseau, Stéphane ^b  

^a COFRAMI ^*  (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ASTROPHYSICS;

AIRBORNE DUSTS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; BOARD DENSITY; ESTIMATION METHODS; GUIDANCE ALGORITHM; HEIGHT ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO RESULTS; ORBIT ACCURACY;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 85087189988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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