SEVERAL TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. PART 2: APPLICATION

Abstract

This paper discusses the application of the three optimization methods - steepest descent, second variation, and generalized Newton-Raphson - to the problem of minimum time, low thrust, circle-to-circle transfer. Details of computational techniques that have proved successful in practice are presented. The number of iteration cycles and the time used by the computer are given for each method.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0615155

Entities

People

  • Gordon Pinkham
  • H. G. Moyer

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Computers
  • Convergence
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Errors
  • Iterations
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Optimization
  • Radial Velocity

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