Application of a finite-difference newton- raphson algorithm to problems of low-thrust trajectory optimization.
Low thrust trajectory optimization, using Newton- Raphson method to solve nonlinear two-point boundary value problem
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Low thrust trajectory optimization, using Newton- Raphson method to solve nonlinear two-point boundary value problem
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