THE APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING TO ORBIT TRANSFER PROCESSES,

Abstract

Dynamic programming is described as the mathematical theory of multistage decision processes and orbit transfer processes are considered multistage decision processes. The state variables of an orbit transfer process at any instant of time can be represented by the vehicle's position and velocity components or some related set of parameters. The decision at any instant of time can be represented by the rocket thrust vector or the vehicle acceleration vector that it produces. Dynamic programming is shown to provide a method of choosing the decision vector so that the state variables follow as closely as possible some prescribed behavior.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0604885

Entities

People

  • F. T. Smith

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Mathematics
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris