Low-thrust minimum-fuel orbital transfer: A homotopic approach

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1046-1060

  Haberkorn, T ^a,b   Martinon, P ^a,b   Gergaud, J ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IRIT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EARTH (PLANET); NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACECRAFT; SWITCHING;

EARTH ORBIT; EQUATORIAL ORBIT; PROPULSION SYSTEM; THRUST ARCS;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 9944247187     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4022     Document Type: Article

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