Research is summarized on optimal trajectories for the aeroassisted flight experiment, performed by the Aero-Astronautics Group of Rice University during the period 1988 through 1989. This research includes the following topics: (1) equations of motion in an Earth-fixed system; (2) equations of motion in an inertial system; (3) formultion of the optimal trajectory problem; (4) results on the optimal trajectory problem; and (5) guidance implications.
Optimal Trajectories for the Aeroassisted Flight Experiment, 1988-89
1989
21 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
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Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Aeromaneuvering , Atmospheric entry , Orbit transfer vehicles , Trajectory optimization , Transfer orbits , Spacecraft control , Spacecraft guidance , Algorithms , Earth orbital environments , Equations of motion , Geosynchronous orbits , Hypersonic speed , Orbital velocity , Spacecraft trajectories , Flight mechanics