NONLINEAR FEEDBACK SOLUTION FOR MINIMUM RENDEZVOUS WITH CONSTANT THRUST ACCELERATION.

Abstract

The instantaneous thrust-direction for a spacecraft to perform a minimum-time rendezvous with another (nonmaneuvering) spacecraft is determined as a function of instantaneous relative velocity and position. The magnitude of the thrust acceleration is assumed constant and the acceleration due to external forces is neglected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0468164

Entities

People

  • Arthur E. Bryson

Organizations

  • Harvard University

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

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  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Feedback
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Research
  • Security
  • Simultaneous Equations
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers