Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories
Author:   John E. Prussing (Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198811114


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   21 December 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John E. Prussing (Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.276kg
ISBN:  

9780198811114


ISBN 10:   019881111
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   21 December 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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1: Parameter Optimization 2: Rocket Trajectories 3: Optimal Control Theory 4: Optimal Trajectories 5: Improving a Nonoptimal Impulsive Trajectories 6: Continuous-Thrust Trajectories 7: Cooperative Rendezvous 8: Second Order Conditions A: Lagrange Multiplier Interpretation B: Hohmann Transfer C: Optimal Impulsive Linear Systems D: Linear System Theory E: Maximum Range Using Continuous Thrust in a Uniform Gravitational Field F: Quadratic Forms G: Simple Conjugate Point Example

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John Prussing is Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illnois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a SB, SM and a ScD in 1967 in aerospace engineering all from MIT, and served as professor of aerospace engineering between 1969 and 2007, and continues to teach part time, including short courses at NASA. He has published over 80 articles and has authored/co-authored three books.

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