Three-dimensional trajectory optimization for multi-stage launch vehicle mission using a full-space quasi-Lagrange–Newton method

Abstract

Many aerospace industrial applications require robust and efficient numerical solutions of large sparse nonlinear constrained parameter optimization problems arising from optimal trajectory problems. A three-dimensional multistage launcher problem is taken as a numerical example for studying the performance and applicability of the full-space Lagrange–Newton–Krylov method. The typical optimal trajectory, control history and other important physical qualities are presented, and the efficiency of the algorithm is also investigated.
 
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