Neighboring optimal guidance and attitude control of low-thrust earth orbit transfers
Recently, low-thrust propulsion is gaining strong interest from the research community and has already found application in some mission scenarios. This paper proposes an integrated guidance and control methodology, termed variable-time-domain neighboring optimal guidance and proportional derivative-rotation matrix (VTD-NOG and PD-RM), and applies it to orbit transfers from a low Earth orbit (LEO) to a geostationary orbit (GEO), using low thrust.