Reliable and efficient trajectory generation methods are a fundamental need for
autonomous dynamical systems. The goal of this article is to provide a comprehensive …

Abstract Space mission design places a premium on cost and operational efficiency. The
search for new science and life beyond Earth calls for spacecraft that can deliver scientific …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-0504. vid This paper presents a
new implicit trajectory generation technique called quadratic funnel synthesis. In contrast to …

The objective of this dissertation is to develop new techniques that advance the state of the
art in optimization-based trajectory generation. Two complementary techniques are studied …

Future aerospace vehicles, and other autonomous systems at large, will operate with higher
levels of automation and in more general environments than their predecessors. Counter …

Trajectory optimization, which forms a key component of modern guidance, navigation, and
control (GNC) systems, occupies the middle layer within a three-layer hierarchy, where the …