Guidance algorithms for aerocapture at Titan

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Masciarelli, James P ^a   Queen, Eric M ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PROPULSION;

AEROCAPTURE; AERODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; ENTRY FLIGHT PATH ANGLES; GUIDANCE ALGORITHM; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 85088343991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-4804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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