Title :
Computation of Optimal Earth-Mars and Earth-Venus Trajectories
Author :
Powers, William F. ; Yoshimura, Shoichi
Author_Institution :
Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Abstract :
Accurate solutions of minimal time Earth-Mars and Earth-Venus heliocentric trajectories are calculated with a shooting-Newton method. The flight times are less and the steering histories are diferent than those presented in [1], thus contradicting the optimality claims in [1].
Keywords :
Aerospace simulation; Boundary conditions; Equations; Fuels; Gradient methods; History; Lagrangian functions; Optimal control; User-generated content;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1977.308424
