Near-optimal deflection of earth-approaching asteroids

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Abstract

The process of optimizing the deflection of dangerous asteroids is addressed. It is demonstrated that a near-optimal determination of the direction in which impulse should be applied to the asteroid, as well as the resulting deflection, can be found without any explicit optimization. The method is easily applied to the true, three-dimensional geometry of the problem.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1035-1037
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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