A fast approach to multi-stage launch vehicle trajectory optimization

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Ross, I M ^a   D'Souza, C ^b   Fahroo, F ^a   Ross, J B ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; LAUNCH VEHICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; TRAJECTORIES;

COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; CONTROL PARAMETERIZATION; LAUNCH VEHICLE TRAJECTORY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL TRAJECTORIES; PREDICTIVE GUIDANCE; RAPID TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION; TRAJECTORY GENERATION;

RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

EID: 85088342084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-5639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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