Lecture Notes
The Calculus of Variations and Lunar Landing Guidance
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Lecture notes on the brachistochrone problem, deriving Euler’s equation, a special case of Euler’s equation, solution of the brachistochrone problem, terminal state vector control, and lunar-landing guidance for Apollo missions.
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The Calculus of Variations and Lunar Landing Guidance
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2008
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