Design and experimental implementation of optimal spacecraft atntenna slews

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === This thesis investigates the development and implementation of optimal slew trajectories for positioning a spacecraft antenna. Conventional maneuvers are developed by considering each gimbal independently. Consequently, maneuver design is s...

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Main Author: Sears, Adam G.
Other Authors: Karpenko, Mark
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/39011