Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release : 2018-07-17
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Variational Trajectory Optimization Tool Set - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Variational Trajectory Optimization Tool Set write by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This book was released on 2018-07-17. Variational Trajectory Optimization Tool Set available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The algorithms that comprise the Variational Trajectory Optimization Tool Set (VTOTS) package are briefly described. The VTOTS is a software package for solving nonlinear constrained optimal control problems from a wide range of engineering and scientific disciplines. The VTOTS package was specifically designed to minimize the amount of user programming; in fact, for problems that may be expressed in terms of analytical functions, the user needs only to define the problem in terms of symbolic variables. This version of the VTOTS does not support tabular data; thus, problems must be expressed in terms of analytical functions. The VTOTS package consists of two methods for solving nonlinear optimal control problems: a time-domain finite-element algorithm and a multiple shooting algorithm. These two algorithms, under the VTOTS package, may be run independently or jointly. The finite-element algorithm generates approximate solutions, whereas the shooting algorithm provides a more accurate solution to the optimization problem. A user's manual, some examples with results, and a brief description of the individual subroutines are included. Bless, Robert R. and Queen, Eric M. and Cavanaugh, Michael D. and Wetzel, Todd A. and Moerder, Daniel D. Langley Research Center...