Six degree of freedom optimal trajectories for satellite rendezvous

<p>A method is developed for computing the minimum fuel trajectory for a satellite that moves between two different positions and orientations using a sequence of impulsive burns. The method makes use of the linear Clohessy-Wiltshire equations to describe translational motions, Euler's eq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kruep, John M.
Other Authors: Aerospace Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41037
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171146/