This paper describes Lambert and Kepler algorithms designed to be the core of an autonomous rendezvous guidance system for an onboard computer. Applications include robotic and piloted missions to the moon and planets. Flight software must be compact, fast, and totally reliable. Although high accuracy is not essential for flight, in double precision these algorithms are accurate to at least 14 places almost everywhere. Both are universal; they apply to elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, and even rectilinear trajectories. The algorithms are improvements to those published by Battin (1987).


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    Title :

    Universal Lambert and Kepler algorithms for autonomous rendezvous


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    Conference:

    AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference ; 1990 ; Portland, OR, United States


    Publication date :

    1990-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English


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