2018-2019 Catalog 
    
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MAE 5419 - Trajectory Optimization

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Optimization of the non-linear dynamics governing trajectories of aerospace vehicles or robots. Calculus of variations and numerical algorithms. Optimal orbit transfer, launch, re-entry, and interplanetary trajectories; robot path planning. Treatment of equality and inequality constraints (e.g., heating, loads). Projects in numerical optimization. Prer., MAE 2104, MATH 3130, and MATH 3400.



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