AN APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING TO THE DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL SATELLITE TRAJECTORIES
Abstract
Consideration is given to a simplified satellite trajectory problem, corresponding to a flat earth assumption, first treated by Okhotsimskii and Eneev. A numerical solution is presented based upon the functional equation technique of dynamic programming. A proof of the fundamental result in the analytic solution is given. The same computational approach can be applied to more realistic trajectory problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 19, 1958
- Accession Number
- AD0607012
Entities
People
- Richard E. Bellman
- Stuart Dreyfus
Organizations
- RAND Corporation