Applied nonsingular astrodynamics: optimal low-thrust orbit transfer
General Material Designation
[electronic resources]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Jean Albert Kechichian.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 482 pages.
Other Physical Details
: illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge aerospace series
Volume Designation
; 45
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This essential book describes the mathematical formulations and subsequent computer simulations required to accurately project the trajectory of spacecraft and rockets in space, using the formalism of optimal control for minimum-time transfer in general elliptic orbit. The material will aid research students in aerospace engineering, as well as practitioners in the field of spaceflight dynamics, in developing simulation software to carry out trade studies useful in vehicle and mission design. It will teach readers to develop flight software for operational applications in autonomous mode, so to actually transfer space vehicles from one orbit to another. The practical, real-life applications discussed will give readers a clear understanding of the mathematics of orbit transfer, allow them to develop their own operational software to fly missions, and to use the contents as a research tool to carry out even more complex analyses
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Orbital transfer (Space flight).
Entry Element
Trajectory optimization.
Entry Element
Space trajectories.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Orbital transfer, Space flight, Trajectory optimization, Space trajectories.