20 citations · 30 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
astro-ph.EP2023
Determination of the Optimal Elliptical Trajectories Around the Earth and Moon
T. Carter, M. Humi
Current space exploration programs call for the establishment of a permanent Human presence on the Moon. This paper considers periodic orbits of a shuttle between the Earth and the…
physics.space-ph2012★ 20 cited
A New Approach to Impulsive Rendezvous near Circular Orbit
Thomas Carter, Mayer Humi
A new approach is presented for the problem of optimal impulsive rendezvous of a spacecraft in an inertial frame near a circular orbit in a Newtonian gravitational field. The total…
math.OC2001★ 10 cited
Fuel-Optimal Rendezvous in a Central Force Field with Linear Drag
Mayer Humi, Thomas Carter
In this paper we consider the fuel-optimal rendezvous between a satellite and a spacecraft in a central force field with a drag force that is linear in the velocity. In this genera…