Path optimization using sub-Riemannian manifolds with applications to astrodynamics

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2011. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 131). === Differential geometry provides mechanisms for finding shortest paths in metric spaces. This work descri...

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Main Author: Whiting, James K. (James Kalani), 1980-
Other Authors: Olivier deWeck, Manuel Martinez-Sanchez and Ray Sedwick.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63035