2 papers
cs.RO2026
Saturation-Aware Robust Trajectory Optimization for Reusable Launch Vehicles via Differentiable Physics
Liwei Chen, Tong Qin
The high-angle-of-attack flip maneuver of reusable launch vehicles presents significant challenges for robust trajectory optimization due to the combined effects of highly nonlinea…
cs.RO2025
Optimization of Flip-Landing Trajectories for Starship based on a Deep Learned Simulator
Liwei Chen, Tong Qin, Zhenhua Huangfu +2
We propose a differentiable optimization framework for flip-and-landing trajectory design of reusable spacecraft, exemplified by the Starship vehicle. A deep neural network surroga…