Optimum Rendezvous, Intercept, and Injection,

Abstract

The optimum rendezvous, intercept, and injection laws for accelerating targets in three dimensions were found. The solution of the optimum control law for a linear inhomogeneous differential equation with a quadratic performance index was utilized in seeking the laws. There was cost upon control but no constraint upon the magnitude of control acceleration. The laws required estimation of the final miss and/or final velocity and the 'time to go.' (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 1969
Accession Number
AD0848249

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Dickson
  • Vitalij Garber

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Motion
  • Rendezvous

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.