Trajectory optimization

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• Space trajectories
• Aerodynamics

• Trajectory optimization -- Computer programs
• Trajectory optimization -- Computer simulation
• Trajectory optimization -- Mathematical models
• Trajectory optimization -- Research

• Optimization, Trajectory

• Optimal three dimensional launch vehicle trajectories with attitude and attitude rate constraints / by Fred Teren and Omer F. Spurlock. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1969]), by Fred Teren (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study to evaluate STS heads-up ascent trajectory performance employing a minimum-Hamiltonian optimization strategy / Sujit Sinha. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Division ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1988), by Sujit Sinha (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piloted simulation of an algorithm for onboard control of time-optimal intercept / Douglas B. Price, Anthony J. Calise, Daniel D. Moerder. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1985), by Douglas B. Price (page images at HathiTrust)
• Formulation on statistical trajectory estimation programs / by William E. Wagner and Arno C. Serold. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information [distributor], 1969), by William E. Wagner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Singular perturbation techniques for real time aircraft trajectory optimization and control / Anthony J. Calise and Daniel D. Moerder ; prepared for Langley Research Center under grant NSG-1496. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1982), by Anthony J. Calise (page images at HathiTrust)
• Primer vector theory and applications / Donald J. Jezewski. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1975), by Donald J. Jezewski (page images at HathiTrust)
• Low-thrust orbit raising in continuous sunlight / by Dennis W. Brown. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1964]), by Dennis W. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of the guidance of a space vehicle returning to a braking ellipse about the earth / by Jack A. White. (Washington, [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960), by Jack A. White (page images at HathiTrust)
• A three-dimensional trajectory simulation using six degrees of freedom with arbitrary wind,. / by Robert L. James, Jr. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1961]), by Robert L. Jr James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Secondary errors and off-design conditions in optimal estimation of space vehicle trajectories / by Gerald L. Smith. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1964]), by Gerald L. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Graphical trajectory analysis / by Aaron S. Boksenbom. (Washington, [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959), by Aaron S. Boksenbom (page images at HathiTrust)
• Optimal finite-thrust transfer between planet-approach and departure asymptotes with specified intermediate orbit / Edward A. Willis, Jr. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1968), by Edward A. Willis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Determination of mean orbital elements from initial conditions for a vinti ballistic trajectory / Harvey Walden. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1970), by Harvey Walden (page images at HathiTrust)
• Optimal cruise trajectories for supersonic airplanes / Fred Teren and Carl J. Daniele. (Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1972), by Fred Teren (page images at HathiTrust)
• Approximate solutions to optimum flight trajectories for a turbojet-powered aircraft / by Angelo Miele and James O. Cappellari, Jr. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Angelo Miele (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statistical study of effects of insertion errors on ascent trajectories for lunar missions. Harold A. Hamer, Carl R. Huss and John P Mayer. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1962]), by Harold A. Hamer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Approximate solutions to optimum climbing trajectory for a rocket-powered aircraft / by Angelo Miele and James O. Cappellari, Jr. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Angelo Miele (page images at HathiTrust)
• An explicit solution for the lagrange mulipliers on the sincular subarc of an optimal trajectory / Rowland E. Burns. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by Rowland E. Burns (page images at HathiTrust)
• An analysis of the lunar return mission / by John P. Gapcynski and Robert H. Tolson. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, 1963]), by John P. Gapcynski (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Monte Carlo error analysis program for near-Mars, finite-burn, orbital transfer maneuvers / Richard N. Green, Lawrence H. Hoffman, and George R. Young. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by Richard N. Green (page images at HathiTrust)

• Capabilities and applications of the program to optimize simulated trajectories (POST) : program summary document / G.L. Brauer, D.E. Cornick, and R. Stevenson. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1977), by G. L. Brauer (page images at HathiTrust)

• Feasibility study of optimum on-off attitude control system for spacecraft / John D. Regetz, Jr., Thomas M. Nelson. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1968), by John D. Regetz (page images at HathiTrust)

• Launch vehicle error sensitivity study / by Richard C. Rosenbaum and Robert E. Willwerth. ([Washington, D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1970]), by Richard C. Rosenbaum (page images at HathiTrust)
• Piecemeal solutions in the programming of optimal flight trajectories / by Placido Cicala. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Placido Cicala (page images at HathiTrust)
• Optimum airplane flight paths / by Placido Cicala. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Placido Cicala (page images at HathiTrust)
• Low thrust space vehicle trajectory optimization using regularized variables / by K.J. Schwenzfeger. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1974), by K. J. Schwenzfeger (page images at HathiTrust)
• The utilization of an impulsive solution in solving optimum trajectory problems with bounded thrust magnitude / Donald J. Jezewski. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by Donald J. Jezewski (page images at HathiTrust)

• Thrusting trajectory minimization program for orbital transfer maneuvers / Lawrence H. Hoffman, Richard N. Green, and George R. Young. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971), by Lawrence H. Hoffman (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Analysis of missile trajectory measurement accuracy for data processing [by] Thomas R. Benedict [and] George W. Bordner. Prepared for Control and Guidance Directorate, Rome Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, U.S. Air Force, Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, N.Y. (Buffalo, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, 1961), by Thomas R. Benedict (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study to evaluate STS heads-up ascent trajectory performance employing a minimum-Hamiltonian optimization strategy / Sujit Sinha. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Division ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1988), by Sujit Sinha (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trajectory characteristics and heating of hypervelocity projectiles having large ballistic coeffients / Michael E. Tauber. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1986), by Michael E. Tauber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Predictions on the characteristics of the minimal two-impulse orbital transfer under arbitrary terminal conditions by using the bounding trajectories / by Fang Toh Sun. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1971]), by Fang Toh Sun (page images at HathiTrust)
• Reconstruction of the 1st space shuttle (STS-1) entry trajectory / J.T. Findlay, G.M. Kelly, and M.L. Heck ; prepared for Langley Research Center under contract NAS1-16087. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1982), by J. T. Findlay (page images at HathiTrust)
• A three-dimensional trajectory simulation using six degrees of freedom with arbitrary wind,. / by Robert L. James, Jr. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1961]), by Robert L. Jr James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Three-dimensional trajectory analysis for round-trip missions to Mars / by Gerald Knip, Jr. and Charles L Zola. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, 1962]), by Gerald Knip (page images at HathiTrust)
• Declination, radial distance, and phases of the moon for the years 1961 to 1971 for use in trajectory considerations / by Donald S. Woolston. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1961]), by Donald S. Woolston (page images at HathiTrust)
• Simple method of using onboard optical measurements to predict the orbit established after the lunar-ascent-transfer orbit / by L. Keith Barker and Herman S. Fletcher. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1970]), by L. Keith Barker (page images at HathiTrust)
• Minimal energy ballistic trajectories for manned and unmanned missions to Mercury, by Larry A. Manning. ([Washington] National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1967]), by Laurence Albert Manning (page images at HathiTrust)
• A lighting strategy for lunar orbiter mission design / Friedrich O. Huck. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1968), by Friedrich O. Huck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guidance and control during direct-descent parabolic reentry / by Edwin C. Foudriat. (Washington, [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Edwin C. Foudriat, contrib. by D.C.) NASA-Industry Apollo Technical Conference (1961 : Washington (page images at HathiTrust)
• Preliminary determination of spacecraft trajectories using on-board optical measurements / John D. McLean. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1971), by John D. McLean (page images at HathiTrust)
• Optimal reusable-tug and expendable-kickstage trajectories for high-energy planetary missions including correction for nodal precession / Janos Borsody. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1976), by Janos Borsody (page images at HathiTrust)
• Parameter study of insertion conditions for lunar missions including various trajectory considerations / by Carl R. Huss, Harold A. Hamer, and John P. Mayer. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Carl R. Huss (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dynamics of atmospheric entry. (New York, McGraw-Hill, [1962]), by Robert Clifton Duncan (page images at HathiTrust)
• On energy-optimal trajectories in three dimensions for the terminal phase of satellite rendezvous / by Terrance M. Carney. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963), by Terrance M. Carney (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of guidance to reference trajectories for lifting reentry at supercircular velocity / by Rodney C. Wingrove. (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1963), by Rodney C. Wingrove (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dispersal of reactor core materials by reentry processes; preliminary analysis, by J. L. Beal [and others] (Buffalo, 1962), by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)

• Capabilities and applications of the program to optimize simulated trajectories (POST) : program summary document / G.L. Brauer, D.E. Cornick, and R. Stevenson. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1977), by G. L. Brauer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Prediction of the pattern performance for the Aeroassist Flight Experiment (AFE) spacecraft / C. Yang, R. Rudduck, and R. Torres. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Program ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1991), by C. Yang (page images at HathiTrust)
• Matched-conic solutions to round-trip interplanetary trajectory problems that insure state-vector continuity at all boundaries / by Victor R. Bond. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1969]), by Victor R. Bond (page images at HathiTrust)
• A computational method for time-optimal space rendezvous / by Ernest S. Armstrong and Athena T. Markos. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1969]), by Ernest S. Armstrong (page images at HathiTrust)

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