Optimal capture trajectories using multiple gravity assists
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Optimal capture trajectories using multiple gravity assists
Graph theoretic methods of optimal control in the presence of uncertainty are applied to a celestial mechanics problem. We find a fuel-efficient spacecraft trajectory which starts at infinity and is captured by the smaller member of a binary system, e.g., a moon of Jupiter, using multiple gravity assists.
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عنوان ژورنال: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1007-5704
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2008.12.009